'Doctor shopping' is a 'daily problem'

Published July 16, 2013

'Doctor shopping' is a 'daily problem'

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

"Doctor shopping'' is a term applied to people who go from one doctor to another in an effort to obtain prescription drugs for illegitimate use. … "Doctors want to be able to help, they want to prescribe appropriate pain medications to treat …
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Drop-offs aimed at cutting prescription drug abuse in Mississippi

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

JACKSON — Mississippi safety officials are trying to reduce prescription drug abuse by installing nine secure boxes at driver's license offices around the state, where the public can drop off unneeded prescription drugs, no questions asked. … will …
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Prescription drugs are open to abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

That is why in March 2013 the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), in partnership with the National Advisory Council (NAC) on Prescription Drug Misuse, released the first national strategy to address the harms of the prescription drug situation …
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