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Over the past decade, psycho-stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin have crossed over from treatment for people diagnosed with ADHD to black market…
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Prescription drug abuse experts unveiled a new tool today to help lower opioid misuse in the state.That new tool is a website containing information for…
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Mother's Little HelperToday’s frantic, always 'on' lifestyle have you feeling anxious? Pop a pill! Prescriptions for benzodiazepines like Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin and Valium…
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Dozens of states electronically track the prescriptions for powerful narcotics like Vicodin and OxyContin to root out pill-shopping patients and unscrupulous doctors. But in California, a relentless budget crisis is threatening that system and causing deep concern among doctors and law enforcement.
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In a reversal, a panel of experts is advising the Food and Drug Administration to approve Qnexa, a weight-loss pill, that was rejected in 2010. The potential benefits for overweight people exceed the risks, such as birth defects and increased heart rates, the panel determined.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Plan Calls for Monitoring, Awareness - and FundingState officials are announcing their strategy to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. That strategy calls for increased public…
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State officials are announcing their strategy to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. That strategy calls for increased public…