Prescription Drug Abuse PSA

Prescription Drug Abuse PSA – I designed this as part of my final project in my humanities class. Prescription drug abuse is an issue that is affecting millions of Americans and, just as …

UM study finds adolescents have easy access to prescription drugs

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Three out of four 14-year-olds who have been prescribed medication during the last six months have had unsupervised access to the drugs. That's according to a new study by the University of Michigan. "These medications are important, they treat …
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More Woman Dying From Prescription Drug Overdoses Than Cancer

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As reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more women are dying from prescription drug abuse than from cervical cancer or homicide. Prescription drug abuse has also increased among men and those suffering from this dependency should …
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Glassboro couple sold morphine, Xanax, other drugs, police say

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GLASSBORO — A borough man and woman are accused of selling morphine, Xanax and other prescription drugs, following a month-long investigation by three area police departments. James H. Thompson, 43, and his wife Michelle Thompson, 41, were …
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Curbing the Claim-Related Opioid Abuse Epidemic

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We have heard the terms before: pill mills, oxy, perc, and other such slang for opioid drugs and their distributors. Each year, opioids kill more people than cocaine and heroin combined. In fact, nearly three out of four drug overdoses are caused by …
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