Addiction Experts Warn of Powerful New Prescription Drug

Published March 7, 2014

Addiction experts warn of powerful new prescription drug
In addition, 29 state attorneys general including Georgia's Sam Olens sent a letter urging the FDA to reconsider its approval of the drug. They said it has "no abuse deterrent properties" and "has the potential to exacerbate our nation's prescription …
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Governor Shumlin Headlines Panel On Prescription Drug Abuse
The nation's governors held their annual winter meeting Friday through Monday in Washington. A panel on C-SPAN featured a discussion on states' efforts to combat prescription drug abuse, an issue that took the national stage when Vermont Governor Peter …
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Bill Subjecting Prescription Drugs to Trafficking Law Passes Oklahoma House
“Prescription drug abuse is a formidable problem in our state and I applaud Representative Ownbey for his effort to attack the traffickers of these substances. We must be assertive toward the economic motivated pushers who make profits while peddling …
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