Mount Kisco Pharmacist Wants to Help DEA, Police Take-Back Prescription Drugs

Mount Kisco Pharmacist Wants to Help DEA, Police Take-Back Prescription Drugs

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More than 250 pounds of prescription drugs have been collected at each of the bi-annual drug take-back events held for the last three years at the Mount Kisco Police Department, said Melvin Berger, chairman of the Mount Kisco Drug and Alcohol Abuse …
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Prescription drug abuse 'enormous'

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CEDAR CITY — Prescription drugs, mainly painkillers such as opiates, may have a place in people's lives for medical reasons, but the abuse and addiction to such drugs continues to be a dangerous problem throughout the nation. Sgt. David Evans of the …
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University studies find prescription drug abuse rising among teenagers

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Nearly two million Americans are addicted to prescription opioids, a family of drugs that includes the commonly prescribed Vicodin and OxyContin. Two recent University studies further demonstrate the prevalence of these painkillers among adolescents …
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