Efforts Increased to Reduce Heroin, Prescription Drug Addiction in Macomb …

Published April 25, 2014

Efforts increased to reduce heroin, prescription drug addiction in Macomb …
Doctors are being pressured to reduce their liberal distribution of drug prescriptions because of an “epidemic” of abuse. Dependence on opiates such as Vicodin and OxyContin is blamed for turning prescription drug addicts into heroin addicts. Heroin …
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Taunton police to take part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 26
Take-Back Day was created eight years ago by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Diversion Control to stem the tide of prescription-drug abuse and its associated crimes, including robbery, theft and assault. Taunton's Safe Neighborhood …
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COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit
The National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit continued Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Federal officials discussed ways in which they are working to prevent prescription drug addiction. Officials say while Opioid Narcotics can be extremely helpful in …
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