Local Teen Shares Story: Accidental Prescription Drug Overdose

Published March 27, 2014

Local Teen Shares Story: Accidental Prescription Drug Overdose — UNDATED — Four Ohioans die every day from an accidental prescription drug overdose. It’s something the attorney general’s office is actively fighting, with …

We must do more to fight prescription drug abuse
It was appalling to read the Citizen-Times viewpoint, March 19: “Overdoses coming from unexpected new corner” concerning prescription drug use in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world. It stated the U.S. has 5 percent of the world's population and …
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BC hospitals lax in stemming 'explosion' of prescription drug abuse, expert warns
A B.C. drug expert says hospitals and their pharmacies are not doing enough to help stem an “explosion” of prescription drug abuse. The claim by Simon Fraser University Prof. Benedikt Fischer, an expert on prescription opioid abuse, is supported by …
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