Industry News

• September 1, 2011
  Prescription Drug Abuse among Youth Raises Concerns (SAMHSA)
  

  From SAMHSA: With school starting this week or if its just around the corner, parents and teachers have an important role in protecting young people from abusing prescription drugs.

  
  
  
  
• August 24, 2011
  Pharmacies prepare for new prescription drug database (St. Petersburg Times)
  

  From the St. Petersburg Times in Florida: ” Less than two weeks before the launch of the state’s much-anticipated prescription drug monitoring program, pharmacists and others are scrambling to get ready to meet the requirements of the law — some more than others.”

  
  

  Tagged with: florida, opioids, prescription drug monitoring database

  
  
• August 22, 2011
  Addicted in Hollywood: Oxycontin one of most abused drugs, for those who can afford it (Fox News)
  

  From Fox News: The prescription pain medication Oxycontin is becoming on of the most abused and misused drugs in Hollywood. When used correctly, it’s considered a safe pain management drug. But when used inappropriately, Oxycontin, known on the street as OC, O and hillbilly heroin, becomes incredibly dangerous.

  
  

  Tagged with: Oxycontin

  
  
• August 9, 2011
  Some pain physicians say new laws could eliminate ‘pill mill’ reputation (Tampa Bay Online)
  

  The Tampa Tribune reports that in an area known for “pill mills,” measures taken recently by state legislators may help change the public’s perception of pain doctors and stop the illicit distribution of pills.

  
  

  Tagged with: florida, Legislation, Pain Management, pill mill

  
  
• August 1, 2011
  HEALTH MATTERS: Locking the medicine cabinet: A prescription against teen drug abuse (The Princeton Packet)
  

  Most parents of teenage children know they need to keep an eye on their liquor cabinets, but increasingly, they need to keep an eye on their medicine cabinets, too. While prescription drug abuse is a mounting problem among all age groups, teens and young adults are by far the most likely to abuse medications found in the family medicine cabinet.