Local Treatment Facilities See Increased Demand With Alcohol, Prescription …

Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

The adventure therapist said center employees work to help people recovering from the crippling effects of an addiction gain a new perspective, he said. “Now you go outside and … In the past 18 months, need has grown among those abusing prescription …
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Rockefeller praises DEA for permanent drug disposal plan

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

Va., praised the federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday for implementing a permanent drug disposal plan to help prevent prescription drug abuse. In recent years, Rockefeller held several hearings and introduced various pieces of …
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Statewide tracking program helps curb prescription drug abuse in Kansas

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

The electronic monitoring program, called Kansas Tracking and Reporting of Controlled Substances, or K-TRACS, is designed to crack down on possible abuse of prescription drugs by giving health care providers more immediate information about abnormal …
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Database Would Help Fight Prescription Drug Abuse – Rep. Eli Evankovich testifies at a recent Human Services Committee meeting about legislation to create an online prescription drug database.

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