Authorities Fight Drug Abuse With Prescription Drug Takeback

Published April 26, 2013

Authorities fight drug abuse with prescription drug takeback

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

A prescription drug takeback program will allow residents to dispose of old drugs for free while helping fight what authorities are calling a nationwide drug abuse epidemic. There will be several sites for prescription drug drop-offs, and the program …
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Public can dispose of prescription drugs Saturday

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

The public is invited to leave off unused and old prescription drugs at the Ak-Chin Police and Fire departments, 45401 W. Farrell Road, Saturday during the DEA's sixth statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Collection sites are open 10 a.m. to 2 p …
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'Oxyana': Portrait of a Community Strung Out in Heaven

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Specific moments in Oxyana—a new documentary that delves deep into America's epidemic of prescription drug addiction—will shock audiences. The film's director, Sean Dunne, can never predict exactly which moments those will be. “The part that shocked …
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CNN: Battling prescription drug abuse – HLN’s Dr. Drew Pinsky and guests talk about the fight against prescription drug addiction.