Missouri Needs Prescription–drug Monitoring Program

Published April 24, 2013

Missouri needs prescription–drug monitoring program

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

I lost my son, Andrew, to drug addiction that started with prescription painkillers. When those painkillers were no longer enough, he turned to heroin. He was only 22 when he died. In his memory, his friends and I founded the Andrew Eigles Memorial …
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Prescription drug abuse still daily concern for police, courts

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Police say progress has been made in the last several years in the fight against illegal drug use locally, but they are still dealing with cases of prescription medication abuse and heroin use almost daily. Sheriff Vince Shambaugh said his department …
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