State AG Seeks Action on Prescription Drug Abuse ‘crisis’
State AG seeks action on prescription drug abuse ‘crisis’
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Hoping to attack the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today called for legislation that would require doctors and pharmacists to use a statewide database to review patients’ prescription histories and report when new prescriptions are written and filled.
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Police say new super painkiller could lead to more prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug companies say a new prescription drug will give doctors another tool to help patients manage pain. But addiction experts fear it’s another drug that will be abused.
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Cabinet Sanctions National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
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The consumption of poppy straw by addicts will be gradually reduced and finally stopped in a time frame decided by the States. On the illicit cultivation of poppy and cannabis, the policy emphasizes use of satellite imageries for detection of illicit …
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MediciNova and University of Colorado Boulder Collaborate on Potential Novel …
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Collaborative trial planning with drug addiction investigators at organizations like Columbia/NYSPI and UCLA has led to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-supported clinical investigations with ibudilast for both opioid and methamphetamine …
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