Ohio legislation targets prescription drug abuseWheeling News RegisterFebruary 28, 2011 - AP COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A southern Ohio lawmaker who's also a physician says he's sponsoring a bill to address prescription drug abuse through restrict...
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Buchanan holds forum on prescription drug abuse – Bradenton Herald
MyFox Tampa BayBuchanan holds forum on prescription drug abuseBradenton HeraldVern Buchanan, the sheriffs of Manatee and Sarasota counties and others gathered Monday in Sarasota City Hall to hold a forum on what they consider to be a leading killer in ...
Locals voice concern over Governor Scott’s plan to stop prescription drug database – ABC Action News
ABC Action NewsLocals voice concern over Governor Scott's plan to stop prescription drug databaseABC Action NewsSARASOTA, Fla - A forum held in Sarasota on Monday brought many people out to voice concerns over Governor Rick Scott's plan to stop...
Police: Search of Carneys Point home yields marijuana, sterioids, drug … – NJ.com
NJ.comPolice: Search of Carneys Point home yields marijuana, sterioids, drug ...NJ.comA man was arrested Thursday after police gained entry into his residence and discovered various amounts of illegal and prescription drugs, officials from the Woodstow...
Illegal use of prescription drugs sends Yuma teens to hospital – ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Illegal use of prescription drugs sends Yuma teens to hospitalABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Police are encouraging the community to dispose their unused, unwanted or expired medication at the Yuma Police Department's Prescription Drug Colle...
Twelve Arrested On Prescription Drug Charges – WITN
Twelve Arrested On Prescription Drug ChargesWITNA four month investigation involving the sale of prescription medication and other illegal drugs in Pamlico County ends with twelve arrests and more expected. Joseph Andrew Morris, 22-Trafficking in Opiat...
Abused prescription drugs blamed for most Okla. drug deaths – KXII-TV
Abused prescription drugs blamed for most Okla. drug deathsKXII-TVAuthorities say it's because young people are abusing prescription drugs in record numbers. Experts say it's because the high these drugs provide is similar to heroin. "A lo...
Teens taken to YRMC after taking prescription drugs while at school – Yuma Sun
Teens taken to YRMC after taking prescription drugs while at schoolYuma SunFour students from Cibola High School were taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center Monday morning after they were given prescription drugs by another student. According to Sgt. Cl...
Beaufort County agencies arrange for safe disposal of unwanted prescription drugs – Hilton Head Island Packet
Beaufort County agencies arrange for safe disposal of unwanted prescription drugsHilton Head Island PacketWhat can be disposed of: Prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins and herbal supplements. What cannot be disposed of as part of this prog...
S. Florida families gather to remember those lost to prescription drugs – MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.comS. Florida families gather to remember those lost to prescription drugsMiamiHerald.comNancy DeMarco prays as she sits with Gina Bartolucci at a mass memorial held at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 345 Military Trail, West Palm Beach, to mark...
Limited Literacy May Reduce Prescription Adherence – Medscape
Internal Medicine News Digital NetworkLimited Literacy May Reduce Prescription AdherenceMedscapeOn average, participants identified 6 times in 24 hours (SD, 1.8 times; range, 3 - 14 times) that they would take the 7 drugs. Dosing episodes were 7 or mor...
DEA launches pill-mill tip line – Orlando Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel (blog)DEA launches pill-mill tip lineOrlando SentinelIn response to Florida's ongoing prescription-drug abuse problems, the Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a pill-mill tip line. Law-enforcement officers throughout the stat...
Low health literacy associated with greater variability in following … – EurekAlert (press release)
Internal Medicine News Digital NetworkLow health literacy associated with greater variability in following ...EurekAlert (press release)Many patients, especially those with limited literacy, may self-administer prescription medications more times a day...
Children Under 5 Most At Risk For Accidental Drug Poisonings – NBC4i.com
Children Under 5 Most At Risk For Accidental Drug PoisoningsNBC4i.comSmith said that rural areas are seeing a higher rate of misuse of prescription drugs, but also children are at risk of accidental poisonings. "Children 5 years and younger was th...
Doctor Goes On Trial In Ohio Painkiller OD Deaths – NPR
Doctor Goes On Trial In Ohio Painkiller OD DeathsNPRThe clinic was operated by a mother and daughter who have since pleaded guilty to one count of operating Tri-State as a place whose primary purpose was the illegal distribution of prescription drugs. ...
Steube: Florida needs prescription drug monitoring program – Bradenton Herald
MyFox Tampa BaySteube: Florida needs prescription drug monitoring programBradenton HeraldVern Buchanan, the sheriffs of Manatee and Sarasota counties and others gathered this morning in Sarasota City Hall to hold a forum on what they consider to be a l...
Cell Phone, Prescription Drugs Taken – KSAL
Cell Phone, Prescription Drugs TakenKSALBurglars steal some high-tech items and prescription drugs from a Salina home. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, someone broke a window on a home in the 600 block of South 2nd to gain entry into a ...
Feds in Ga. to ramp up ‘pill mill’ investigations – Bismarck Tribune
Feds in Ga. to ramp up 'pill mill' investigationsBismarck TribuneSouth Florida is acknowledged as the national epicenter for illegal dispensing of prescription drugs, but authorities in Georgia worry that crackdowns there and elsewhere could se...
Don’t Make Nicotine a Prescription Drug – Oregon Catalyst
Don't Make Nicotine a Prescription DrugOregon Catalyst2011 If you thought that nothing could be more hazardous to Oregonians' health than plastic grocery bags, just wait until the health police make nicotine a prescription drug. Think I'm k...
Drug-Related Poisonings Land Many in ER – WebMD
Drug-Related Poisonings Land Many in ERWebMD“Unlike epidemics in the past involving illegal drugs, such as heroin and crack cocaine, misuse of prescription drugs, especially opioid pain medications, is now the cause of an unprecedented number of emer...
Increase in prescription costs for diabetes drugs in US – Diabetes.co.uk
Increase in prescription costs for diabetes drugs in USDiabetes.co.ukA new report has found that the cost of prescription drugs for treating metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes in the United States increased to USD52.2 billion during 2008. The...
Death due to overdose of prescription drugs – Chester Standard
Death due to overdose of prescription drugsChester StandardA HOUSEWIFE who had been suffering from chronic back pain died after taking an overdose of prescription drugs, an inquest heard. An inquest into the death of Stacey Louise Mainwaring, 25, was t...
Congressman Buchanan holding a prescription drug forum – MyFox Tampa Bay
MyFox Tampa BayCongressman Buchanan holding a prescription drug forumMyFox Tampa BayIt's been called an epidemic, the number of people in Florida addicted to prescription pain pills. Almost 1300 people in the state died from prescription drug overd...
Raleigh police arrest 3 in prescription drug trafficking – News & Observer
Raleigh police arrest 3 in prescription drug traffickingNews & ObserverRaleigh police arrested three suspects over the weekend and charged them with trafficking in prescription drugs. William Alexander Porter, 22, of Raleigh; Paulina Genoveva Del Valle...
Scott’s drug-enforcement moves draw national heat – Orlando Sentinel (blog)
USA TodayScott's drug-enforcement moves draw national heatOrlando Sentinel (blog)Scott's actions confounded Floridians and drew sharp criticism from leaders across the nation who see Florida as a source state for prescription drugs. “The noti...