Industry News

• February 3, 2011
  Painkiller Misuse Numbs NFL Pain
  

  Retired NFL players misuse opioid pain medications at a rate more than four times that of the general population, and new evidence suggests that is occurring because players misused the painkillers during their NFL careers, according to a study published online in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, a peer-reviewed, scientific journal.

  
  

  Tagged with: Drug Enforcement, National, Substance Abuse

  
  
• February 3, 2011
  General’s story a warning about use of painkillers
  

  Standing before a packed hall of 700 military doctors and medics here, the deputy commander of the nation’s elite special operations forces warned about an epidemic of chronic pain sweeping through the U.S. military after a decade of continuous war.

  
  

  Tagged with: National, Pain Management, Substance Abuse

  
  
• February 2, 2011
  Scott proposing repeal of Florida drug trafficking law
  

  Gov. Rick Scott wants to repeal the state’s yet-to-be-implemented prescription drug tracking law that’s designed to crack down on “pill mills” supplying drug dealers and addicts who flock to Florida from states already operating such systems.

  Scott spokesman Brian Hughes said Tuesday that the electronic monitoring delayed by contract challenges, may not be as effective as advocates claim. The governor also was worried it might infringe on patients’ privacy, he said.

  
  
  
  
• February 1, 2011
  Four Counties Take Bold Steps To Address Prescription Drug Abuse
  

  Today, Monday, Jan. 31, in the presence of many witnesses, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from twelve participating hospitals and four health departments from Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties gathered to make a public proclamation of their commitment to support a multi-faceted campaign to address Responsible Prescriptions Use at a media event at Twin Lakes Park Auditorium in Sarasota.

  
  
  
  
• January 31, 2011
  Pharm parties…in Plainview
  

  Depending on who you talk to or what source you read, they either are a growing wave of possible destruction or a figment of the imagination of people who have too much time on their hands.

  In Plainview, while prescription drug abuse is on the radar of local law enforcement personnel, it still doesn’t compare with other forms of drug abuse, according to Plainview Police Department Investigator Ramiro Sanchez.