Prescription Drug Deaths: Two Stories

Prescription drug deaths: Two stories

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"The problem we're dealing with with prescription drug abuse is having to balance those patients (who abuse prescription drugs) and those millions of patients that benefit from these medicines because they have a need that they and their physicians …
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Minister Aglukkaq announces new rules to address prescription drug abuse

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OTTAWA, Nov. 19, 2012 /CNW/ – To launch National Addictions Awareness Week, today the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Shelly Glover, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, announced tough new licencing rules that aim …
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The Fight Against Prescription Drug Death Epidemic

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When using prescription drugs, mostly people who use them have no intention of dying; yet, this is something that happens more than 20,000 times in a year. On average, this breaks down to someone dying because of an accidental overdose every 19 …
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Their View: Multifaceted approach needed to reduce prescription drug abuse

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Recently I was invited to attend the National Governors Association Policy Academy on Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction. As the chair of the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Behavioral Health, I felt this was a terrific opportunity to learn …
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Prescription Drug Addiction Is Now An Epidemic http://t.co/r9dI2vGI – by EvolveHolistic (Dr Rachel Hall)

 

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T3: also must consider addiction risk. 17% of 65+ abuse rx drugs in this study http://t.co/t24P7qiU #abcDrBChat – by AgingCare (AgingCare.com)

 

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Prescription Drug Addiction Is Now An Epidemic – Medical News Today http://t.co/f5g8TKdA – by NCPAohiostate (OSU Pharmacy)