Prescription Drug Abuse: A Growing Epidemic
Prescription Drug Abuse: A Growing Epidemic – Presented by CSG’s National Center for Interstate Compacts Kansas state Senate Assistant Majority Leader Vicki Schmidt, a practicing pharmacist, will discuss the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse that is creating problems for states. Rick Masters, special counsel to CSG’s National Center for Interstate Compacts, will discuss state-sponsored prescription drug monitoring programs and the specifics of CSG’s efforts to develop a prescription drug monitoring compact that would allow states to securely share prescription drug data across state lines. www.csg.org
Senior NCO says he paid price for alcoholism
Filed under: Kansas Drug Addiction
Granger, then a technical sergeant, completed the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program, called ADAPT for short. He got sober, reconciled with his wife and got promoted. He ran recovery meetings and shared his story with other airmen; …
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Simple Blood Test Developed to Detect Early Stages of Lung & Breast Cancer
Filed under: Kansas Drug Addiction
Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a simple blood test that in less than an hour can accurately detect the beginning stages of breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer — the most common type of lung cancer. Photo Credit …
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