PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse Aired 5-3-13

Published July 16, 2013

PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse aired 5-3-13 – In this excerpt from the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Betty Ann Bowser looks at what Oklahoma is doing to battle prescription drug abuse, and the addiction th…

Prescription drug abuse on the risk in Durham

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Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in Durham due to misperceptions about safety and easy availability. RUSS SHIVELY — Russ Shively. Deadly drugs. The drugs on the this list were the primary or a contributing factor in deaths in Durham County …
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Peter Pitts: Disposal of unused drugs becoming real hazard

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Every year, billions of prescription medications end up going unused in this country. Americans now spend over $ 228 billion annually to buy more than 3.8 billion prescription drugs, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Up to 40 percent of these …
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Dirty doctors, Russian mafia fueling prescription drug and heroin abuse in NJ …

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The operation was a centerpiece of a new report issued today by the State Commission of Investigation, which found dirty doctors, shady entrepreneurs and organized crime are helping fuel the rapid rise of prescription drug and heroin abuse in New Jersey.
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