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Prescription painkiller abuse continues to pose problems in county
by Naomi Creason The Sentinel In the mid ‘90s, a new drug sat on the horizon being billed with the ability to combat pain safely. Jack Carroll, executive director of the Cumberland-Perry Drug and Alcohol Commission, remembers what some of the promises were for that new…
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Senate poised to pass bill to combat heroin use and prescription drug abuse
Erin Kelly, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to pass a bipartisan bill this week that would provide federal grants to states and local governments to combat the national epidemic of heroin addiction and prescription painkiller abuse. Senators voted 86-3 on Monday to advance the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery…
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The explosion in overdoses from legal drugs is changing how doctors treat pain — but it may not be enough
By Harrison Jacobs In the US, the number of deaths from drug overdoses exceeded the number of deaths from car crashes or guns in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. Legal prescription opioids like Oxycontin and Percocet, as well as illegal opioids like…
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America’s opioid epidemic is everywhere — but it’s especially bad in these 5 states
Published: Feb 24, 2016 2:29 p.m. ET By EMMA COURT – REPORTER When it comes to the prescription-painkiller problem in America, statistics speak louder than words: The U.S. consumes more opioids—from certain prescription pain relievers to heroin—than any other country. While no state is exempt from the addiction and…
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Doctors’ prescriptions fuel N.C. drug overdose epidemic
Posted: Feb 21, 2016 3:05 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 21, 2016 3:05 PM EST By The Charlotte Observer Staff CHARLOTTE, NC (Fred Clasen-Kelly and Cleve R. Wootson Jr./ The Charlotte Observer)- The Charlotte woman didn’t know her daughter was a drug addict until she heard a thud…
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Cutting off the opioid epidemic at the root
By Maura Healey FEBRUARY 16, 2016 IT’S BEEN nearly two years since the state declared prescription drug and heroin addiction a public health emergency. Since then, we’ve had an all-hands-on-deck approach from lawmakers, police and fire chiefs, health professionals, and community groups. But our…
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