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GCSO initiates prescription drug program - WMBF


GCSO initiates prescription drug program
WMBF
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - As prescription drug abuse reaches alarming rates, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office is hoping a new program will help ...
Old prescription drug disposal is Sept. 25Palladium-Item
Police to collect old Rx drugsHometownlife.com
Wyckoff to collect prescription drugsNorthJersey.com
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Woman Blinded by Drug Awarded $21 Million - CalorieLab Calorie Counter News


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Woman Blinded by Drug Awarded $21 Million
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
Bartlett underwent 12 eye operations, and is legally blind. She filed the lawsuit to help get the word about about the dangers of prescription drugs.
NH woman blinded by drug wins $21M in lawsuitThe Associated Press

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Campaign wants to take back prescription drugs - NorthJersey.com


Campaign wants to take back prescription drugs
NorthJersey.com
He added that prescription drugs are the "new way to get high" for young people. On Sept. 25, residents can drop off their unused, unwanted or expired ...
Operation Take Back NJ scheduled for Sept. 25NorthJersey.com

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Maine Announces Drug Take-Back Program - MyFOXMaine.com


Kennebec Journal

Maine Announces Drug Take-Back Program
MyFOXMaine.com
By News 13 Asserting that too many Maine teenagers are getting their hands on prescription drugs too easily, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Director Roy ...
Drug take-back programKennebec Journal
Prescription Drug Take Back DayWCSH-TV
State Collecting Unwanted Prescription DrugsMPBN News
WBZ -WGME
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Klobuchar touts bill to help patients get rid of unwanted prescription drugs - Post-Bulletin


Klobuchar touts bill to help patients get rid of unwanted prescription drugs
Post-Bulletin
Amy Klobuchar on Wednesday praised a bill would make it easier for patients to safely dispose of prescription drugs, not unlike the collection program Mower ...
Sen. Klobuchar: Prescription Drugs are a ProblemKAALtv.com

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Pharmacy heists are up amid popularity of Rx drugs - The Associated Press


Modesto Bee

Pharmacy heists are up amid popularity of Rx drugs
The Associated Press
Across the country, pharmacy robberies are on the rise, partly because of the increasing demand for prescription drugs, according to law enforcement ...
Authorities say pharmacy heists are on the rise in Oklahoma, nationwideNewsOK.com

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Mothers start program to keep teens from abusing prescription drugs - WYMT


Mothers start program to keep teens from abusing prescription drugs
WYMT
Their campaign kicked off in Frankfort Thursday, with the Kentucky attorney general's office making a pledge to combat the problem of teen prescription drug ...

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Some State Sheriffs Want to Know What Drugs You're Taking - TIME (blog)


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Some State Sheriffs Want to Know What Drugs You're Taking
TIME (blog)
The proposed measure is aimed at facilitating drug arrests and reducing prescription-drug misuse. Except, I don't think it's clear that increasing law ...
Sheriffs hoping for info on pillsWinston-Salem Journal
NC sheriffs want access to prescription databaseCharlotte Observer
Sheriffs Request Prescription InformationWFAE.org

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Unapproved Drugs Mixed With HIV Medications Can be a Risky Prescription - Huffington Post (blog)


Unapproved Drugs Mixed With HIV Medications Can be a Risky Prescription
Huffington Post (blog)
Online, "rogue" Internet pharmacies often tout unregulated, substandard or adulterated prescription drugs as being FDA-approved. ...

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Prescription Drug Use Rising in US, CDC Reports - BusinessWeek


Health Jackal

Prescription Drug Use Rising in US, CDC Reports
BusinessWeek
2 (HealthDay News) -- Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least one prescription drug in the past month increased from 44 ...
Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in USWebMD
DEA schedules day to turn in unwanted prescription drugsSan Jose Mercury News
CDC Says More Americans Are Taking Prescription DrugsRTT News
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