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Pediatric Prescription Drug Poisonings Parallel Adult Use
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Prescription drug classes that contribute the most to childhood exposures and poisonings parallel the most frequently prescribed drugs to adults, according to results from a study published online June 3 in Pediatrics. Lindsey C. Burghardt, MD, from …
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Prescription drug abuse: Investigating 'pill doctors'
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The drug landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years and law enforcement agencies now find themselves battling the legal system. Prescription drug abuse — the intentional use of medication without a prescription or taken in a way other than as …
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Is your child abusing prescription drugs
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This, he acknowledges, may be a problem of affluent and academically ambitious communities, and parents may have many reasons for not recognizing the possibility that their kids might be using. These parents, he says, “may see prescription drugs …
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2 Staten Island hospitals to host forums on prescription drug abuse
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – To help stem prescription drug abuse on Staten Island, those who prescribe the drugs will hold two forums next month to discuss ways they can help reverse the epidemic. Opioid painkillers — which include drugs like oxycodone and …
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