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Death by prescription drug overdose hard for families to swallow When Stewart Williamson left for work on a Friday morning, his girlfriend of 11 years, often restless and in pain, was sleeping peacefully. When he returned at lunchtime, Joy Womack was dead. Read more on The Florida Times-Union
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Prescription drugs ‘Take Back’ to collect medication A Prescription Drug Take Back Day is planned Saturday, an effort to address the rising misuse of medications across the nation. Read more on Evansville Courier & Press
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Prescription to Addiction: Ohio task force tackles drug treatment problems COLUMBUS — The topic of treatment came up at the Wednesday meeting of the Ohio Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force. The dispatch from the front lines was not pretty. Read more on Mansfield News Journal
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DEA supervisor discusses area’s prescription drug problem Staff writers Lorine Wright and Karen Billing recently met with Thomas Lenox, acting group supervisor for the tactical diversion squad of the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego, to talk about prescription drug abuse and teens. Have you seen an increase in prescription drug abuse by teenagers in the Read More...
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Prescription drug abuse rises in Lee County Southwest Florida Addiction Services sees about 110 people at its detox center each month who are addicted to prescription drugs. Read more on The News-Press
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Prescription drug abuse surged 400 percent in past decade A new White House study found a 400 percent jump in prescription drug abuse between 1998 and 2008. Experts blame a lack of monitoring programs as well as Americans’ increasing unwillingness to bear even small pains. Read more on The Christian Science Monitor
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Prescription drugs are a rising danger for teens Every teen has heard the phrase “say no to drugs” before, but not all of them are listening. Kids indulge in marijuana, cocaine and now prescription drugs as well. This “pill popping” is rising in numbers and is a hard practice to control. Read more on The Ponte Vedra Read More...
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Emergency Visits For Prescription Abuse On The Rise According to a study by two governmental agencies, emergency room visits linked to prescription painkillers abuse have jumped 111 percent over a five-year period, a shocking increase that threatens the public health system in the United States. Read more on redOrbit
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