HELP/PSI’s Chief Medical Director Speaks About Prescription Drug Abuse on the Dr. Steve Show

Published March 2, 2014

HELP/PSI’s Chief Medical Director Speaks about Prescription Drug Abuse on the Dr. Steve Show – Dr. Barbara Zeller, HELP/PSI’s Chief Medical Officer, speaks on the Dr. Steve Show about new prescription drug monitoring regulations and how this monitoring…

Marino, Blackburn introduce legislation to combat prescription drug abuse …

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) introduced H.R. 4069, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014, to help prevent prescription drug abuse and diversion and ensure patient access to …
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Home + School Programs Modestly Slow Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

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Home + School Programs Modestly Slow Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Teen prescription drug abuse programs have experienced mixed levels of effectiveness, ranging from big drops in drug abuse to no measurable effect. The finding comes from a study of …
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EDITORIAL: New heroin epidemic calls for a new strategy, counterattack

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Robert Casey, D-Pa., urged support for the Increasing the Safety Prescription Drug Use Act, which would set up a database to check prescription histories, to ensure patients aren't provided more meds than they've been prescribed. It calls for a federal …
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