State Launchs BitterPill.In.Gov Website to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

Published September 14, 2013

State Launchs BitterPill.In.Gov Website To Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

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(UNDATED) – Seven hundred eighteen Indiana residents died from accidental drug overdoses in 2011, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller visited …
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Prescription Drug Addiction Growing Among Women

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Options available to medical personnel to help deal with the problem following the guidelines for responsible prescribing, using the prescription monitoring program to help identify abusers and addicts, discussing options for treatment more diffusely …
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CVS Caremark Targets Inappropriate Prescribers to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse

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As the number of deaths caused by prescription drug overdose continues to rise in the United States, especially those caused by opioid analgesics, CVS Caremark pharmacies have initiated a new program to help combat drug abuse. The program, detailed in …
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