Mothers, Wives, Sisters and Daughters Are Dying From Prescription Drug Overdoses

Published October 23, 2013

Mothers, Wives, Sisters and Daughters are Dying From Prescription Drug Overdoses – CDC reports the death rate from prescription drugs has increased among middle-aged women.

Macomb Leaders Discuss Growing Problem Of Prescription Drug Abuse

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CLINTON TOWNSHIP (WWJ) – Health care professionals and community leaders met at the Clinton Township campus of Macomb County Community College on Friday to talk about what they say is a quickly growing problem of prescription drug abuse.
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Nursing supervisor charged with selling prescription drugs

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Vitello, director of nursing at a long-term care facility associated with Sisters of Charity Hospital, was arrested Friday and accused of illegally selling prescription drugs out of her office. “Nurse Vitello now stands accused of not being a healer …
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Advisors Can Help Seniors Reduce Prescription Drug Costs As Part Of Financial …

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Seniors in the doughnut hole in 2014 also will pay less for their prescriptions than they did in 2013. They'll still pay 47.5 percent of the cost of brand-name drugs, the same as in 2013. But they will pay less for their generic drugs, 72 percent in …
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