CNN: Battling Prescription Drug Abuse

Published February 11, 2013

CNN: Battling prescription drug abuse – HLN’s Dr. Drew Pinsky and guests talk about the fight against prescription drug addiction.

Making the pain of prescription drug overdose go away

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

More than half of people who abuse prescription painkillers — 55 percent — get them free from a friend or relative, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Another 18 percent have prescriptions from doctors, 5 percent steal the …
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Danbury's Rep. Carter Introduces Bill To Reduce Drug Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Dan Carter (R-2) introduced a bill Thursday in Hartford that would help prevent prescription drug abuse. The bill, HB 5484, would require a doctor's written consent to use a generic substitution for any drug with a tamper-resistant formula, according …
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