prescription drug abuse

More States Focusing on Prescription Drug Problem – USA TODAY

More states focusing on prescription drug problem – USA TODAY

More states focusing on prescription drug problem
USA TODAY
Avi Israel has been a frequent and vocal advocate since 2011 for tackling the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, including testimony in 2012 before the U.S. Senate Caucus on… Continue reading

More States Focusing on Prescription Drug Problem

More states focusing on prescription drug problem
Avi Israel signs a pledge board for a campaign to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse Oct. 9 in Buffalo. His son committed suicide in 2011 while addicted to pain pills. (Photo: Don Heupel for USA TODAY) A growing number of states are… Continue reading

Editorial: Reports on Drug Abuse Point to the State’s Continuing Problem – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state’s continuing problem – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state's continuing problem
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Two new reports underscore the seriousness of the substance abuse problem in West Virginia and the importance of pursuing strategies to… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Now More Deadly Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined

Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined
More people are dying in the US from prescription drugs than from heroin and cocaine combined, a new study says, signaling that pill abuse is not just the leading cause of drug overdose deaths, but that it also requires more… Continue reading

RI Health Director Says No Easy Answers to Drug Overdose Problem

RI health director says no easy answers to drug overdose problem
With a new analysis showing deaths from drug overdoses soaring in Rhode Island, the Health Department is shining the light on a nationwide problem that is particularly severe in the Ocean State. “We have four drug overdose deaths a… Continue reading

Campaign Begins to End Prescription Drug Abuse – Buffalo News

Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse – Buffalo News

Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse
Buffalo News
More than 50 community groups launched a major initiative today in Buffalo to reduce prescription painkiller abuse, especially among young people. The effort, coordinated by Blue Cross Blue Shield of… Continue reading