Rogers, Congressional Members Discuss Efforts to Fight Drug Abuse

Rogers, Congressional Members Discuss Efforts to Fight Drug Abuse
At the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (R-KY) joined four members of Congress to discuss efforts in the fight against the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the U.S. and to examine what more needs to be done at the federal level.
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Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 26th
DODGE CITY, KS– The DEA is trying to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse across the country. “Whether it’s people experimenting or people that actually have an addiction, prescription medication [abuse] is just as big a problem as any other …
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Group tackles drug abuse in White Pine
An East Tennessee community is joining together to fight the growing problem of substance abuse. The Rescue 180 Jefferson County Substance Abuse Coalition along with the White Pine Police held a town hall meeting on the subject Thursday. A panel helped …
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Saturday Is National Drug Take-Back Day
Family and friends are the source for access to over half of all abused prescription drugs, and in many of those cases users simply take the drugs from other people's medicine cabinets, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted in a news release. In …
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Drug company cites abuse, pop culture hype in ending cough syrup production
The party is over for at least one pharmaceutical company that makes a brand of prescription cough syrup. Decrying the illegal abuse of the syrup by musicians and celebrities, they announced that they are ceasing the sale and production of their …
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