STOPP-Ing Prescription Drug Abuse

Published March 31, 2013

STOPP-ing Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Preventing these deaths should be a national priority, and two measures that could help to reduce these tragedies — the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills (STOPP) Act — are an excellent …
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Ulster launches group aiming to cut prescription–drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

KINGSTON — More than 40 people attended an initial meeting last week of a group that wants to cut prescription drug abuse in the county. The attendees included doctors, pharmacists, school personnel, law enforcement and providers of mental health …
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AG: Drug rings supplied more than million in painkillers to Poconos, NJ, NY

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Two competing prescription drug rings brought more than $ 2.1 million worth of Oxycodone to the Poconos, New Jersey and New York, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office. Attorney General … Both are charged with several counts of …
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