State tries to halt prescription drug abuse - Shelbyville Times-Gazette

State tries to halt prescription drug abuse Shelbyville Times-Gazette Tennessee has some of the highest prescription drug abuse rates in the country. State Mental Health Commissioner Doug Varney says the epidemic is so bad here that officials are now projecting that requests for treatment for pill addiction will overtake ...

Implantable pain disk may help those with cancer - Sacramento Bee

Implantable pain disk may help those with cancer Sacramento Bee There is a growing need for new treatments for addiction to prescription drugs such as oxycodone and morphine, said Dr. Michael Fingerhood, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. The number of admissions to Maryland Alcohol ... and more »

FDA Bill Passed by Senate Includes Whitehouse Provisions on Rare Diseases and ... - PoliticalNews.me (press release)

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FDA Bill Passed by Senate Includes Whitehouse Provisions on Rare Diseases and ... PoliticalNews.me (press release) “These measures will help patients in our state by speeding up the approval process for rare disease treatments, supporting efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse, and providing peace of mind that medications – many of which are manufactured abroad ... American Society of Hematology Statement on Senate Passage of Prescription ...Sacramento Bee Senate bill aims to increase drug import safetyCharleston Gazette Drugs may be OK'd fasterThe Spokesman Review all 303 news articles »

Report Faults Doctors - Wall Street Journal

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Report Faults Doctors Wall Street Journal By WILL JAMES HAUPPAUGE, NY—Revealing the results of a special grand jury investigation, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota on Thursday blamed physicians and pharmacists for an epidemic of prescription-drug addiction in the past decade. Grand jury report: Docs to blame for painkiller abuse 'epidemic' in SuffolkRiverhead LOCAL Suffolk County to release shocking drug report7Online.com all 31 news articles »

Report: Pill prescriptions surging in state - Elizabethton Star

Report: Pill prescriptions surging in state Elizabethton Star The prescription drug epidemic is so bad in Tennessee that officials are now projecting that requests for treatment for pill addiction will overtake alcohol by 2013, state Mental Health Commissioner Doug Varney said. “I never thought in my career I ... and more »