Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate
Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate
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Shumaker cited several factors for the relatively high rate of abuse in the state, including overprescribing by doctors, the sale of unused medication and a lack of education about the pitfalls of prescription-drug addiction. “A lot of times people …
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What's happening today in the north valley
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Pills Anonymous: 4-5 p.m. Program of recovery based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous recognizing prescription drug addiction; cross-addicted and multiple-substance addicted attendees welcome. Congregational Church, 1190 E. First Ave.
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Colorado second in nation for prescription drug abuse
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 6 percent of Coloradans 12 years and older used painkillers for a non-medical purpose in the past year. The rate in Oregon was 6.37 percent. The abuse of painkillers was highest among Coloradans …
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Should cigarettes be illegal?
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A proposed bill in Oregon to make the possession of cigarettes illegal is well-intended, but from a practical standpoint, it's unlikely to happen, bioethicists and public health experts say. The ban … In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration banned …
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