American Medical Association awards grant

Published November 28, 2013

American Medical Association awards grant

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Also, the grant will help fund a local conference to offer information, intervention strategies and referral resources for prevention and treatment of underage prescription drug abuse. Lois Craig of Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People will …
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Paterson man arrested for selling drugs at substance abuse treatment center

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

PATERSON — Police arrested a 55-year-old man outside a drug-treatment center and charged him with distributing prescription medication inside the facility, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Luis Pou was busted at the Straight & Narrow complex, …
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Growing concerns over side-effects and soaring prescription rates of …

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Despite being an anti-psychotic drug, meant initially to be used to treat only serious conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, it has become one of the highest-selling medications of any kind. The drug is increasingly being prescribed …
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