Posts Tagged ‘ Drug Enforcement ’

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.


 

DEA, UGA team up to fight prescription drug abuse

Drug enforcement officials in Georgia are teaming up with the University of Georgia to fight prescription drug abuse


 

1.5 Tons of Prescription Drugs from South Florida Collected in Take-Back Event

South Floridians turned in 1.5 tons of unwanted prescription medication to authorities as part of the DEA’s first nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back event, officials said Tuesday.


 

Take-Back Event Collects 5 Tons of Unwanted Drugs

- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that local law enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Agency collected nearly five tons of drugs as part of a take-back event in September.


 

Orange County Cracking Down on Pill Mills

Over 130 people died of drug overdoses in Orange County last year — 100 of those from prescription medication.


 

Public overwhelmingly responds to DEA prescription drug take-back

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the overwhelmingly successful results of the first-ever national prescription drug “Take-Back” campaign.


 

In rural counties, prescription pill abuse rampant

“It’s devastating in a rural community,” Smith said. “We’re losing a whole generation to OxyContin. It’s scary.”


 

State law makes changes for pain clinics

Pain clinics now have to meet certain criteria to receive a permit and must register with the state, and have a medical director who is board certified in pain management and holds a Florida medical license.


 

Google Sues ‘Rogue’ Pharmacies

Google Inc. has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block groups it called “rogue online pharmacies” from advertising on its search engine and websites.


 

A wave of addiction and crime, with the medicine cabinet to blame

Police departments have collected thousands of handguns through buy-back programs in communities throughout the country. Now they want the contents of your medicine cabinet.


 

Bring us your unused prescription drugs, DEA says

The Drug Enforcement Agency wants people around the country to raid their medicine cabinets this week and get rid of any old or unused prescriptions that may still be lying around.


 

Prescription Drug Abuse Program Started in N.J. Goes Nationwide

A prescription drug collection program that got its start in New Jersey last year is going nationwide this year to include more than 2,700 sites in all 50 states, a spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said.


 

Campaign to Cut Down on Prescription Drug Abuse

The Montana Attorney General is launching a campaign to stop abuse of prescription drugs.


 

Tampa Bay’s War On Prescription Drugs Nets 38 Arrests

On a grassy field in Clearwater, in a courtroom in Tampa and under a bridge in Indian Shores, the Tampa Bay community’s battle against prescription drug abuse is playing out.


 

Texas Pain Clinic Law Cracks Down on Pill Mills

Texas seeks to eliminate so-called “pill mills,” which sell powerful narcotics to patients without first giving them an exam, say officials from the Texas Medical Association.


 

3 Utah County Men Sentenced in Illegal Online Pharmacy Case

The three were part of an initial indictment in October 2008 against a total of 18 people for involvement in the distribution of prescription medications from Mexico through Internet pharmacy businesses.


 

Massachusetts to Improve Online Database to Spot Prescription Drug Abuse

In an attempt to curb “doctor shopping,” or going from doctor to doctor in search of multiple prescriptions for dangerously addictive medication, Massachusetts health officials have approved a plan that will give doctors and pharmacists access to an online database that keeps track of patients’ prescriptions.


 

State OK’s tool to detect prescription drug abuse

With a few computer keystrokes, Massachusetts physicians will soon be able to identify patients who travel from clinic to clinic in pursuit of potent prescription drugs that feed lethal addictions.


 

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Nine Members of Oxycodone Distribution Ring

Doctor-Led Drug Ring Allegedly Distributed Approximately 11,000 Oxycodone Pills Purchased with Close to $1 Million in Medicaid Funds


 

Website Fights Prescription Drug Abuse

Pharmacists, doctors and law enforcement personnel have a powerful internet search tool at their disposal that is being used in greater numbers to combat prescription drug abuse.


 

 
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