Anti-Overdose Medication to Help Combat Opiate Prescription Drug Abuse

Anti-Overdose Medication To Help Combat Opiate Prescription Drug Abuse

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Stinziano says the kits cost approximately $ 40 a piece but ultimately save tens of thousands of dollars in emergency service and hospital costs resulting from an overdose. He believes Narcan can help address the growing prescription drug abuse problem.
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Investigation focuses on doctor in drug deaths

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Fatal overdoses involving prescription painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs have risen sharply in the last decade, fueling a doubling of drug fatalities in the United States. Authorities have focused on how addicts and dealers obtain such medications …
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Medical marijuana approved in Czech Republic

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It allows marijuana to be imported and later grown locally by registered firms licensed for such activity, which is currently illegal. Patients will need a prescription from a doctor to get the drug at pharmacies, and treatment will not be covered by …
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