Prescription Drug Abuse PSA

Prescription Drug Abuse PSA – Parents, Be sure to keep an eye on your prescription pills and when you are done with them, PLEASE dispose of unused, unwanted medications through a drop-box location to avoid young people being tempted to use or abuse those medications.

Study: Addiction to Narcotic Painkillers Prescribed for Chronic Pain Is Not Common

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When prescribed narcotics to manage their pain, some people with arthritis won't consider taking the drugs because they fear addiction. The risk of addiction to prescription narcotic painkillers (also referred to as prescription opioid drugs) has long …
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Build on gains in fighting prescription drug abuse

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The good news that prescription drug-related deaths dropped in Florida last year for the first time in nearly a decade suggests that hard-fought strategies for combatting this scourge are making an impact. And it should motivate state and local …
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Teen prescription drug abuse: addiction then recovery http://t.co/nDgqj5YU – by serenitynews (Adam Edvalson)

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Teen prescription drug abuse: addiction then recovery – Philadelphia Inquirer http://t.co/6KQIlkPh – by meditationtimes (meditation times)

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@DrOz A holiday celebrating a return to health – an annual reduction in obesity, an annual reduction in prescription drug abuse/addiction. – by jeffwasden (Jeff Wasden)