OxyContin Tops List of Abused Prescription Drugs: Survey
OxyContin Tops List of Abused Prescription Drugs: Survey
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"Opioids are prescribed to treat pain, but their misuse has risen dramatically in recent years," principal investigator Theodore Cicero, a researcher at Washington University, St. Louis, who studies prescription drug abuse, said in a university news … Read more on HealthDay
Health Predictions For 2014: 6 Sources Of Disease And Distress We Expect To …
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Whether they are overprescribed, accidentally used, or intentionally abused, prescription drugs, in particular, prescription strength pain-killers, made headlines throughout 2013 and should continue to do so in 2014. Prescription drugs are more … For … Read more on Medical Daily
Why This DEA Agent Left His Job To Help Sell Marijuana
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Prohibition causes the black market, the black market creates opportunities for illicit money, and ideally we want that black market to go away. In order to do that, we need to establish professional companies. If the industry side of this can't … Read more on Huffington Post