disease control and prevention

Lahey to Sever Ties With Programs

Lahey to sever ties with programs
Lahey Health has relinquished operation of four programs on the North Shore that help people deal with rape, HIV, AIDS, drug abuse and mental illness. The programs, based in Beverly, Peabody and Lynn, have… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions

Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
PBS NewsHour recently aired a report on prescription drug abuse that led viewers to ask many questions. We asked the CDC to answer them, below. One in… Continue reading

Americans and Prescriptions Drugs

Americans and Prescriptions Drugs
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
KIMT NEWS 3 – According to a new study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the U.S.
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Prescription Drugs Linked to Most Fatal Overdoses

Prescription Drugs Linked To Most Fatal Overdoses
Filed under: Cocaine Rehab Centers
When deaths from overdoses from opioid painkillers occur, there are usually other prescription medications for mental health disorders and/or neurologic conditions involved too, researchers from the Centers for… Continue reading

Programs in Place to Help Curb Growing Problem of Prescription Drug Abuse

Programs in place to help curb growing problem of prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as a national epidemic.
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Programs in Place to Help Curb Growing Problem of Prescription Drug Abuse

Programs in place to help curb growing problem of prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as a national epidemic.
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