Rx-Drug-Disposal Spots Set Up Across Seminole County

Rx-drug-disposal spots set up across Seminole County

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Now, through its "Pitch Your Pills" campaign, the Seminole Prevention Coalition is trying to reduce drug abuse by making it convenient for residents to properly dispose of unwanted prescriptions. The coalition has purchased several disposal containers …
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Prescription Painkillers Trail Only Marijuana in Abuse Rates, Report Shows

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10 (HealthDay News) — Prescription painkillers are second only to marijuana when it comes to drug abuse, a new government report claims. Some 22 million Americans have misused prescription painkillers since 2002, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse …
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Pharmacies use online tool to fight prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

According the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, last year 80 percent of drug overdoses in Oklahoma involved prescription drugs.To bring that number down some pharmacies are using tools to put a cap on abuse. "We're able to search to make certain that a …
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