Safeguard Prescription Drugs to Stop Abuse

Safeguard Prescription Drugs to Stop Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

When people hear about drug abuse, the image many conjure up is of back alley deals, skid row streets, and little baggies full of white powder. While those images are real, the new drug of choice is being handed out as freely as aspirin. Prescription …
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AAFP Outlines Strategies for Combating, Curtailing Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

"Family physicians recognize that the increase in nonmedical use of prescription drugs is a serious public health problem, and the AAFP is actively working toward a solution to address America's pain management and opioid abuse epidemics," said AAFP …
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Plunge follow-up includes drug abuse action plan

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Community members who attended “Just Once: A Plunge on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse” in November met again Friday to work on an action plan and follow up on drug abuse prevention initiatives already in place. “What we have to focus on is …
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