Lawmakers Address Prevalence of Prescription Drug Abuse

Published December 7, 2013

Lawmakers address prevalence of prescription drug abuse
… prevalence of prescription drug abuse. State Representative Joe Hackett, Senator Pat Toomey and District Attorney Jack Whelan during roundtable discussion on prescription drug abuse inside Ridley township's municipal building Wednesday morning.
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New report addresses rise of prescription drug abuse in Illinois
A new report from the Illinois Poison Center, the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, and the Illinois Department of Public Health shows a rise in prescription drug overdoses throughout the country, including in Illinois. According to the CDC …
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R.I. commission explores ways to curb prescription drug abuse
“We really want to think of ways to prevent these types of addictions,” O'Brien said at the commission's first meeting Monday. Prescription drug abuse is a nationwide scourge that has hit Rhode Island especially hard: the state has the 13{+t}{+h …
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