New Castle County Police Unveils Delaware's First Prescription Drug Disposal Box
New Castle County police unveils Delaware's first prescription drug disposal box
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
Between 1992 and 2008, prescription drug addiction cases rose from 0.7 percent to 3.5 percent of drug treatment facility admissions in Americans over 50, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. County Executive Tom Gordon …
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Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse, One Log In At a Time
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
Just the other day, he says, he discovered a patient who was filling opiate prescriptions from more than one doctor – and most likely abusing the drug. Rich might confront the patient. But whether that patient will acknowledge the problem and get …
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Boomer drug of choice? It might be Lipitor
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
According to a study published today in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, antidepressants and cholesterol-reducing drugs are the two categories of prescription drugs most widely used among patients ages 50 to 64, and their use is likely to increase …
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