Prescription Drug Requirements May Be Scaled Back
Prescription drug requirements may be scaled back
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Mandatory urine screens would be less frequent under proposed prescription regulations to alleviate some “unintended consequences” of legislation fighting drug abuse, says the chairman of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. Dr. Preston Nunnelley …
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
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As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say.
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Prescription Opioid Abuse in the Elderly an Urgent Concern
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Furthermore, the elderly currently use one third of all medications prescribed, and data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) indicate that 2.8 million seniors abused prescription drugs in the last year. SAMHSA estimates …
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