drug enforcement administration

FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg Statement on Prescription Opioid Abuse

...  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 …… Continue reading

Is This a Good Argument for the Legalization of Drugs? Why or Why Not?

...  resentment of the United States. By enriching those who produce and supply drugs, prohibition supports terrorists who sell protection services to drug traffickers. Prohibition harms the public health. Patients suffering from cancer, glaucoma and other conditions cannot use marijuana under the laws of most states or the federal government… Continue reading

North Texas Docs Disciplined by Texas Medical Board, February 2014 Edition

...  Texas Docs Disciplined by Texas Medical Board, February 2014 Edition The Board found Dr. Taylor is currently under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice for allegations related to prescribing medications without a legitimate medical purpose. The criminal investigation is ongoing … Read more on D… Continue reading

Young Drug Abuse?

...  medical malpractice fight to the Legislature It would also require doctors to be drug tested and to check a statewide database when prescribing certain medications to clamp down on prescription drug abuse. The initiative's backers must turn in signed petitions by March 24 in order to qualify for …… Continue reading

What Are the Requirements to Become a Pharmacy Tech in Maryland?

...  by Scott: What are the requirements to become a pharmacy tech in maryland? What are requirements to become a pharmacy tech in Maryland Best answer: Answer by GuyT.H.years of coolage,drug abuse clinic hours and nolageCalvert doctor pleads guilty to drug and fraud charges The guilty plea was announced… Continue reading

PART 2: Calls Grow to Release Aging People From Prison Who Pose No Public

...  2: Calls Grow to Release Aging People from Prison Who Pose No Public … So, I'm trying to—we're trying to—George Bush signed the Second Chance Act, which is house arrest, and so we're trying to push that, so I can get over there, at least to maybe get some—if… Continue reading

How Did Obama & Holder Arrest 400 Illegal Mexicans Without Racial Profiling?

...  along the border. At a news conference, Attorney General Eric Holder called Project Deliverance “just one battle” but nonetheless “a very significant blow” to the cartels. More than 400 of the 2,000 arrests were made Wednesday, some in the San Diego area. The Justice Department says the probe has… Continue reading

Police: When Prescription Pill Abuse Becomes Too Expensive, Users Switch to

...  When prescription pill abuse becomes too expensive, users switch to … In June, Joseph Rannazzisi, deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, testified before Congress that prescription drug abuse was rapidly rising, behind only marijuana in illicit use, and that “some users of prescription opiates turn … Read… Continue reading

Arizona Man Ordered Freed in Son's 2004 Death

...  who walked out of the now-shuttered Valley Springs Manor in Castro Valley a week ago, has been found in the San Jose area, authorities said Saturday. … of Bascom is the latest twist in the botched … Read more on San Francisco ChronicleSenate Panel to Vote Thursday on… Continue reading

Madison Man Killed Crossing Maryland Highway

...  man killed crossing Maryland highway The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) defines Schedule 1 narcotics as drugs with no medically approved use in the United States, such as heroin; and Schedule 4 narcotics as drugs with a potential for abuse, such as Valium and Xanax. Police … Read more… Continue reading