prescription drug abuse

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug
[rewrite]Alix C. Michel and David J. Ward, with Michel & Ward, Chattanooga, Tenn., have a combined 50 years of legal experience, primarily in medical and professional malpractice and prescription drug abuse matters. Their expertise in prescription drug abuse …[/rewrite]
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Commission, School Board, Senate candidates file
[rewrite]“I would especially like to be involved in helping attract new businesses with good paying jobs, that is the future for our young people and they are the future of the county. “McDowell County is made up of Democrats, … I don't think anyone is served …[/rewrite]
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Questions About Drugs. Please Answer!!!?

Question by foreverxgratefull: questions about drugs. please answer!!!?
[rewrite]okay so let me just say that i am NOT and never have used drugs…wth that said i am also confused on many drug related topics, im talking about like illegal drugs not prescription ones…okay so here are my questions…and so u know im justwonerng i dont plan to use drugs i swear im just curious…
1. can someone tell me like the most commonly used drugs even if its like a medicine thats abused…could u list them in order from like the one thats least harmful to the one that is the most??? also if there are multiple names for them could u please tell me….also could you tell me how they are used…like all the ways but also if u coould tell me which is the most common way.
2. these ar3 ethe names of drugs that im curisou about that ive heard of but idlike to hear about others as well…
-coke
-cocaine
-speed
-crystal meth
-heroine
-ketamine and any other date rape drugs.
-any others would be great too! thanks!
3. could u also explain like the form these drugs come in? like i know tobaccos a plant and so is marijuana (sp?) i believe its canabis?? maybe im not sure but i also know some drugs are like created…could u explain these differences to me and like what the drugs ARE exactly like a plant or a pill or w/e thanks!!!

RAYSAC Radar: Prescription Drug Abuse Leads Teens to Heroin

RAYSAC Radar: Prescription drug abuse leads teens to heroin
[rewrite]According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, on an average day 2,500 teenagers will abuse prescription medication. The 2013 Monitoring the Future made available by the University of Michigan and the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports …[/rewrite]
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Fear of drug abuse, addiction may hurt pain patients
[rewrite]PRESCRIPTIONS … FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 2002 … OxyContin is the probably the most abused class II drug says Skip Tucker owner of Tucker Pharmacy & Health Care. GENERAL INFORMATION: FOR USE WITH STORY. FILE #77663. STAFF PHOTO …[/rewrite]
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Heroin Epidemic Eclipses Prescription Drug Abuse in Front Royal

Heroin epidemic eclipses prescription drug abuse in Front Royal
[rewrite]Heroin replaced abuse of prescription pills as the most serious drug problem confronting law enforcement in Front Royal, according to figures from 2013 released by the office of Police Chief Norman Shiflett. Shiflett reported the Northwest Regional …[/rewrite]
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States use Good Samaritan laws, Narcan, to fight drug overdoses
[rewrite]Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed “Good Samaritan” laws that grant limited immunity to drug users who seek help for someone who has overdosed, according to the Trust for America's Health (TFAH), a nonpartisan research and …[/rewrite]
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Program Helps Montana Nurses Battling Prescription Drug Abuse

Program helps Montana nurses battling prescription drug abuse
[rewrite]HELENA – Prescription drug abuse in Montana affects all walks of life, including medical professionals. But more and more nurses are getting help through the Montana Nurses Assistance Program. "There are addicts in the world, and it goes out to all …[/rewrite]
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Program helps MT nurses battling prescription drug abuse
[rewrite]HELENA – Prescription drug abuse in Montana affects all walks of life – including medical professionals. But more and more nurses are getting help through the Montana Nurses Assistance Program. Prescription pill addiction is a growing problem in …[/rewrite]
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Morrisey Tells House Speaker That Bill Creates 'Constitutional Crisis'

Morrisey tells House Speaker that bill creates 'constitutional crisis'
[rewrite]Morrisey stepped away from his office's suit against Cardinal in July. McGraw originally filed the lawsuit against Cardinal in 2012, alleging the company shipped excessive pain medication to southern West Virginia, fueling prescription drug abuse in …[/rewrite]
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Missing 5-year-old girl found in Va.
[rewrite]She has a history of depression and drug use. Anyone with information is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 540-672-1200 or Virginia State Police at #77. Follow @WTOP on Twitter and on Facebook. © 2014 WTOP. All Rights Reserved.[/rewrite]
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