Congressman Lynch Speaks on Combating Prescription Drug Abuse.

Congressman Lynch speaks on combating prescription drug abuse. – Congressman Lynch spoke on the House floor on Wednesday about combating prescription drug abuse. Congressman Lynch is a founding co-chair of the Congressiona…

DEA needs warrant to access Oregon prescription database, judge says

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Created in 2009 and designed to combat prescription drug abuse, the program requires pharmacies to submit the names, addresses and other information for patients who receive prescriptions containing oxycodone, methadone, codeine, testosterone and …
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center Receives American Medical Association …

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Jersey Shore received the grant to launch an educational prescription medication safety and misuse campaign directed at high school students and their parents. The grant will help promote education to high school students about prescription medication …
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Bill Proposes Clearer Laws For Prescription Drug Abuse

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He says the possession and sale of prescription drugs is becoming a big problem. "If we were to find someone with either one pill or five thousand pills it's all going to be one charge, it's just possession of whatever controlled substance it is …
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