NY Law to Curb Painkiller Addiction Called Model

NY Law to Curb Painkiller Addiction Called Model


A new state law designed to curb the prescription drug addiction that kills one American every 19 minutes is a pioneering model for the whole country, New York officials said Monday. (July 16) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly

 

Dealing With Prescription Painkiller Addiction
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With an increase in prescription painkiller abuse across the nation, some doctors are paying extra attention to who they're prescribing the medication to. "Now in South Dakota we have a prescription monitoring program where physicians and pharmacies …
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Without Oxy, heroin use up
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The addictive and no-longer-in-production painkiller OxyContin is in dwindling supply on Niagara's streets — but police say addicts are turning to other drugs for their fix. Niagara Regional Police say since OxyContin production was stopped in the …
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