NH Doctors Have New Tool to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

NH doctors have new tool to fight prescription drug abuse

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CONCORD – Experts in medicine and opiate addiction will gather next week to talk about progress being made to address prescription drug abuse and to unveil a new tool for New Hampshire doctors who prescribe potentially dangerous drugs. Overdose …
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Annual Drug Report Names Painkiller Abuse a Top Drug Threat in Iowa

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An annual report from the governor's Office of Drug Control Policy disclosed painkiller medication abuse as the biggest drug threat for Iowans, killing more than sixty last year due to overdoses. An article on Indystar.com cited the drug report's key …
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Back from hell – Son's rejection rescues dad from drugs addiction

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Franklin Sinclair came from a "fairly good home" and went to "a good school" but none of that shielded him from the throes of drug addiction and an intense five-year period which saw his descent into drug-abuse hell. His darkness began with the death …
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