Treating Chronic Pain While Preventing Abuse and DIversion of Prescription Opioids

Published June 9, 2013

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Treatment needed to keep Rx abuse from leading to heroin

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

… illegal — is so strong that Orman Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, predicts that, within a couple of years, there will be more Ohioans in addiction treatment for heroin and prescription painkillers than …
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Recall issued for 5 prescription drugs sold in Canada

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Patients taking any of the listed drugs are advised not to discontinue their treatment until first consulting with their physician. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals noted the recall covers particular lots of its norfloxacin and telmisartan products only. Mylan …
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Oregon Governor signs bill for overdose prevention programs

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

From 1992 to 2011 the percentage of youth under 26, admitted for treatment of prescription drug abuse more than doubled. Young people and adults who are prescribed opiates to treat chronic pain or other conditions may become addicted to opiates, and in …
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