Prescription Drug Abuse Program Expands
Prescription drug abuse program expands
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An Illinois medicine-monitoring program has joined a national data-sharing network to help prevent prescription drug abuse. The Department of Human Services will link its prescription monitoring program to a National Association of Boards of Pharmacy …
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Elevated crime a product of drug abuse
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The town was plagued by a prescription drug abuse, but habits have changed and the rising cost for prescription drugs has allowed heroin to gain popularity, he said. “Heroin is cheaper and easier to attain. It's a matter of supply and demand. As the …
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EHRs Can Thwart Prescription Drug Abuse, Says Study
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Concerned about the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the White House in June 2011 convened a roundtable discussion on the subject. That led to ONC contracting with Mitre Corp. to identify ways to leverage health IT to improve access to PDMP data.
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A new prescription to treat prescription drug abuse
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A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that over 30,000 people were killed from prescription drug abuse in 2008, which now exceeds the death toll from illegal drugs. Car accidents took just slightly more lives. The cost …
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