Westport's Prescription Drug 'Take Back Day' on Saturday

Westport's prescription drug 'Take Back Day' on Saturday

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Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including …
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Medical Board of California could lose investigative powers

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Much of the hearing focused on issues raised in a series of Times articles that found that drugs prescribed by doctors played a role in nearly half of the prescription drug overdose deaths in Southern California from 2006 through 2011. … would …
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