Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse PSA 2012
Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse PSA 2012 – My video response to the public service announcement issued by Attorney General Jack Conway. Over 1000 people in Kentucky die every year from prescription d…
New Guidelines Aimed At Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescribers are encouraged to use an online drug reporting system to find out how much pain medication a patient is getting. A new tool will let clinicians see more easily whether a patient has reached a daily dose of 80 milligrams of morphine. That's …
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Delco police unveil prescription–drug drop boxes
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A study released Monday said that Pennsylvania ranked 14th in the country for deaths from drug overdoses. The state's rate of overdose deaths has nearly doubled since 1999 – a fact that the study attributed mostly to the rise of prescription-drug abuse.
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Special Report: Prescription drug overdose deaths quadrupled since 1999 in …
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This drug accounts for more overdose deaths that cocaine or heroin – and it can be found in most medicine cabinets. On Monday, Newscenter 16 told you about a new study that says the state of Indiana is not doing enough to curb prescription drug abuse.
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Local therapist says prescription drug abuse is an epidemic
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GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky Incentives For Prevention School survey shows there has been a dramatic drop in the number of teens using prescription drugs. While that is good news, drug overdose deaths involving prescription pain killers has still …
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