Posts Tagged ‘ Substance Abuse ’

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.


 

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.


 

Prescription Drug Use an Issue for Employers

Two decades after the Supreme Court first upheld the right to test for drugs in the workplace, Dura’s concern — that employees on certain medications posed a safety hazard — is echoing across the country.


 

Prescription Drug Abuse in the workplace on the rise

According to the American Council for Drug Education, more than 70 percent of substance abusers hold a job, which increases their risk of work related injury to them or others.


 

Over-the-counter medicines becoming drug of choice for teens

If you had to guess, how many old bottles of prescription medication are sitting in your medicine cabinet right now? When was the last time you cleaned out that cabinet?


 

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


 

States Linking Prescription Database, Fight Abuse

Starting next year, dozens of states will begin knitting together databases to watch prescription drug abuse, from powerful painkillers to diet pills.


 

FDA cracks down on online sales and distribution of illegal prescription drugs

In an effort to curtail the online sale and distribution of counterfeit and illicit prescription medications to Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) participated in a week-long sweep of illegal manufacturers, suppliers, and businesses worldwide that promote and profit from false pharmaceutical and medical products.


 

U.S. Campaign Aims to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

In a nationwide campaign to prevent prescription drug abuse, accidental poisonings and overdoses, a coalition of U.S. medical, drug and law enforcement agencies is calling on consumers to routinely dispose of any expired and unused medications.


 

Campaign Aims to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

In a nationwide campaign to prevent prescription drug abuse, accidental poisonings and overdoses, a coalition of U.S. medical, drug and law enforcement agencies is calling on consumers to routinely dispose of any expired and unused medications.


 

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.


 

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.


 

Board of Medicine Disciplines Doctor for Pain Pill Prescribing

As a new law cracking down on pain clinics took effect Friday, a parade of doctors came before the Florida Board of Medicine for wrongly prescribing the powerful painkillers that kill an average of seven residents a day.


 

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.


 

Anna Nicole Smith Verdicts Will Resonate For Doctors, Patients Using Prescription Pain Medicine

During the past few weeks, a beautiful blonde celebrity has been making cameo appearances in a downtown courtroom.


 

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.


 

 
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