health care

Study Shows Rising Rate of Propofol Abuse by Health Care Professionals

Study shows rising rate of propofol abuse by health care professionals
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
( Wolters Kluwer Health ) Abuse of the anesthesia drug propofol is a “rapidly progressive form of substance dependence” that is being more… Continue reading

Aetna Study Shows Decrease in Prescription Drug Misuse, Waste and Abuse Through Increased Monitoring

Aetna Study Shows Decrease in Prescription Drug Misuse, Waste and Abuse Through Increased Monitoring
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in the United States with about 2.4 million Americans struggling with addiction to prescription… Continue reading

Aetna Study Shows Decrease in Prescription Drug Misuse, Waste and Abuse Through Increased Monitoring

Aetna Study Shows Decrease in Prescription Drug Misuse, Waste and Abuse Through Increased Monitoring
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in the United States with about 2.4 million Americans struggling with addiction to prescription… Continue reading

Bill Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

Bill Targets Prescription Drug Abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Patients are against it. So are doctors and drug manufacturers and the chamber of commerce. After what happened at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday –– doctor after doctor… Continue reading

Thomas McLellan Explains How Affordable Care Act Will Transform Substance Abuse Treatment

Thomas McLellan explains how Affordable Care Act will transform substance abuse treatment
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
SANTA CRUZ — Thomas McLellan, the Pennsylvania researcher who spent a year as Obama's drug czar, predicted Friday that the Affordable Care… Continue reading

Thomas McLellan Explains How Affordable Care Act Will Transform Substance Abuse Treatment

Thomas McLellan explains how Affordable Care Act will transform substance abuse treatment
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
SANTA CRUZ — Thomas McLellan, the Pennsylvania researcher who spent a year as Obama's drug czar, predicted Friday that the Affordable Care… Continue reading