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VIEW FROM THE SENATE Combating prescription drug abuse – Abington Mariner
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The abuse of prescription painkillers has reached alarmingly high levels in our state, and this month the state Senate acted to mandate strict oversight of these powerfully addictive drugs. We all are too familiar with the heartbreaking stories of opiate …
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The War Over Prescription Painkillers – Huffington Post
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Over the last few months, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and several other government agencies have been issuing some alarming reports about abuse of prescription painkillers, and what the government says …
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More painkiller scripts than New Yorkers – Times Union
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“That’s more than we have New Yorkers,” he said. Sen. Jeff Klein, who chairs the Committee on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, said the problem of painkiller abuse “rivals the heroin epidemic of the ’70s.” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has introduced …
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Ad Campaign Targets Painkiller Abuse In Ohio – WBNS 10TV Columbus
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A new public service ad campaign is targeting prescription painkiller abuse in Ohio using stories of people affected by addiction. The initiative features ads on Web sites and social media networks, posters in convenience stores and billboards …
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Mothers passing painkiller addiction to newborns – CTV.ca
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Mothers passing painkiller addiction to newborns CTV.ca A baby who was born with an addiction to OxyContin and is now a ward of the state is shown being held by a nurse in this undated photo. The exploding problem of addiction to prescription painkillers has hit the maternity ward, doctors say. NS tightens rules on OxyContinGlobe and Mail Fallout feared from Ont. drug restrictionsWindsor Star Addiction experts applaud Ontario's move to limit OxyContin680 News American News Report all 42 news articles »

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A system ripe for abuse – Albany Times Union (blog)
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A system ripe for abuse Albany Times Union (blog) Our opinion: A law to better control controlled substances could help stem prescription drug addiction. But the state needs to respect doctor-patient relationships and privacy. Here's an entry for the Encyclopedia of Oxymorons: Controlled substances. and more »

Painkiller abuse isn’t trivial – Poughkeepsie Journal
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Painkiller abuse isn't trivial Poughkeepsie Journal Pain medication dependence and prescription drug abuse are, to me, two inseparable issues. The number of prescriptions written for narcotic pain medications (hydrocodone and oxycodone) has increased by millions in the last three years.

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Special Report: New Prescription Drugs Law Troubles – WJHG-TV
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Special Report: New Prescription Drugs Law Troubles WJHG-TV More than 2500 people per year, about seven people every day, die from prescription painkiller abuse in the state of Florida. The state has a national reputation for lax oversight of pain pill distribution. In an effort to turn that reputation around, … and more »

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Demerol For Pain in the News

Massena hospital nurse charged with stealing drugs
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Dilaudin, according to the National Institute of Health, is a hydromorphone used to treat moderate to severe pain. She said she went into the bathroom and injected the Dilaudid and then went back into the pharmacy and took 125 milligrams of Demerol in …
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An ER Doctor's Perspective: Strategies for Migraine Relief
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Opiates (morphine, Dilaudid, Demerol, Fentanyl, Vicodin, Perocet etc.) are terrible treatments for migraines. If a doctor is not giving you opiates for your migraine—it is because she or he cares about you! In the past, the philosophy in the ER was to …
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The Fastest Growing Drug Problem in America: Prescription Painkillers
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The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers – Huffington Post
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The Government Makes Its Case for a Crisis The CDC (along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) throws out a number of statistics in making the case for a crisis of painkiller abuse. The first and …
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2 CVS pharmacies raided in painkiller probe – Newsday
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday it raided the two pharmacies as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances. The investigation discovered that in some …
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OTL: About the painkillers study – ESPN
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One former NFL player’s battle with prescription painkiller use prompted “Outside the Lines” to … From August 2009 to October 2009, ESPN reached out to substance abuse research institutes in the United States, many on the recommendation of officials …
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