State Attorney General's Office Stepping Up Efforts Against Drug Abuse

Published October 12, 2013

State Attorney General's Office stepping up efforts against drug abuse

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This five member task force made up of former investigators, prosecutors and other people who have a professional background in the drug abuse arena will attempt to gather as much information about substance abuse as possible from all sides of the issue. Read more on West Virginia MetroNews

Drug abuse program is tightened

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina health officials said Tuesday they're shortening the amount of time pharmacists have to turn over prescription information as part of a collaborative effort to clamp down on prescription drug abuse. Department of Health and … Read more on The Augusta Chronicle

A PHI dilemma: DEA and prescription drug abuse monitoring

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Created by the legislature in 2009 and launched in 2011, Oregon's database program is aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse by requiring pharmacies to report certain patient and provider information when dispensing drugs federally classified as … Read more on Government Health IT