Health Services Tightens Grip Prescribing Stimulant Drugs

Published October 26, 2013

Health services tightens grip prescribing stimulant drugs

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

This level of scrutiny is particularly necessary in light of the rise in recreational use of stimulants commonly prescribed for the treatment of ADD and ADHD. According to the Orient's February 2013 drug use survey, 1.8% of students reported using …
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BEN BRAGDON: Without treatment, addiction won't go away

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

That's part of what is happening in Maine and the rest of New England, as the full weight of the criminal justice system has come down on prescription drug abuse. As a result, there have been fewer pharmacy robberies and, anecdotally at least, fewer …
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Shackled and pregnant: Wis. case challenges 'fetal protection' law

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

… a drug used to treat Percocet dependency. Lacking health insurance and unable to afford the medication, Beltran had used an acquaintance's prescription and self-administered the drug in decreasing doses. … Experts say that criminal prosecutions …
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