- WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs from friends or relatives, usually with permission and for free, according to a government study to be released on Wednesday. (Huffington Post)
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs the case of two CVS Caremark Corp. (YAHOO!)
- EDISON, N.J. (Syracuse Post-Standard)
- To find a collection site, visit www.DEA.gov. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the largest federal study of drug abuse, estimates 2.4 million Americans start abusing prescription drugs each year. About a third of the new users are teenagers. (USA Today)
- Abuse of prescription painkillers has occurred for decades Earlier this year, two former Transportation Security Administration officers admitted they were part of a painkiller ring. The TSA officers facilitated drug shipments through airports. (Intelligencer)
- Conway said prescription drug abuse is a problem that claims more lives in Kentucky than car accidents. He said one in five Kentucky high school students is abusing a prescription painkiller. (Evansville Courier-Press)
- To find a collection site, visit www.DEA.gov. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the largest federal study of drug abuse, estimates 2.4 million Americans start abusing prescription drugs each year. About a third of the new users are teenagers. (WBIR)
- The White House issued a multi-agency plan to combat prescription drug abuse last year. Narcotic prescription painkiller overdoses kill 40 people a day, according to the CDC. (Huffington Post)
- ORLANDO, Fla. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear told a drug summit Tuesday that the 50 states need to link their prescription drug monitoring programs if the nation is going crack down on pill mills and painkiller abuse. (Daily Independent)
- Prescription medications can provide enormous Many of these communities have battled substance abuse problems in the past. (msnbc.com)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Prescription painkiller abuse
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