FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg Statement on Prescription Opioid Abuse

FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg Statement on Prescription Opioid Abuse
For more than a decade, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working to address the important public health problems associated with the misuse, abuse, addiction and overdose of opioid analgesics, while at the same time working to ensure …
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State, local police departments host national prescription drug take-back
According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the rate of prescription drug abuse in the United States is more than that of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, such as LSD, and inhalants combined. According to a the DEA, citing a …
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Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise
"We've been seeing a lot more prescription drug abuse, things like Vicodin, Percocet and Oxycodone," said Perkins. "We see more PCP use in young adults typically than we've had in the past and of course the number one drug of abuse in young adults has …
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Hatboro-Horsham talks prescription drug abuse
On April 26, the Hatboro-Horsham police will host their fifth drug take-back event, where residents can safely discard unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs. In the leadup to that event, police will install a permanent lock box outside their …
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