Stand Alone SMT on Prescription Drug Abuse

Stand Alone SMT on Prescription Drug Abuse – “According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 26% of Americans live with pain, a serious and complex medical condition. While there are a number of effective prescription pain medication…

More Health Care Professionals Abusing Anesthesia Drug: Study

Filed under: Georgia Drug Abuse

“Propofol addiction is a virulent and debilitating form of substance dependence” with a “rapid downhill course,” wrote Dr. Paul Earley and Dr. Torin Finver of Georgia Health Professionals Program Inc., in Atlanta. Some of the patient characteristics …
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To Curb Painkiller Abuses, US Regulators Bar Generic Versions of Powerful …

Filed under: Georgia Drug Abuse

The FDA blocked generic versions of the drug after determining that a newer form of OxyContin — infused with a polymer that made the pills harder to crush or dissolve and brought out about 2½ years ago — was effectively reducing abuse. The action …
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