Protecting Children Against Drug Abuse

Protecting children against Drug abuse – http://www.ntvuganda.co.ug The number of young people using drug in the country has increased due to easy accessibility. An organisation fighting drug abuse,…

Coalition working on ballot measure to limit prescription drug abuse

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The momentum for reform was sparked by a series of articles in The Times last year that showed that nearly half of the prescription drug deaths in Southern California in recent years involved prescriptions written by doctors to the decedents. The Times …
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FDA Approves New Labeling Of Reformulated OxyContin To Curb Drug Abuse

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"The development of abuse-deterrent opioid analgesics is a public health priority for the FDA," said Douglas Throckmorton, deputy director for regulatory programs in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "While both original and …
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Community talk to focus on teen drug abuse: RYE — A discussion of teen drug abuse that was postponed last month… http://t.co/jC0Yy5EqHz – by portsmouthnhnow (Portsmouth NH News)

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As OxyContin patent expires, FDA says generic versions must contain changes to thwart abuse – @washingtonpost http://t.co/HK23q6lO4D – by OhioPharmacists (Ohio Pharmacists)