Prescription Drug Abuse a Concern Among Ohio Pharmacists

Published October 20, 2013

Prescription drug abuse a concern among Ohio pharmacists
Durkin explains a fairly new trend of treatment for prescription drug abuse works to wean addicts from their addiction using both traditional recovery methods as well as some medication. Many pharmacists believe they can play a key role in helping to … Read more on WFMJ

Call for specialised drug treatment prisons to cut overdose deaths in Victoria
"The officials in the prison system need to make sure that a person gets their prescribed pharmaco-therapy, get their prescribed mental health meds and stabilises on them while they're in the custodial system," Mr Parsons said. "So when they leave they … Read more on Yahoo!7 News

Forget Krokodil, Here Are the Real Drug Threats in the U.S.
Christopher Crosby, CEO of The Watershed Addiction Treatment Programs, says that of the 12,000 monthly calls the treatment provider receives on its hotline, only about a dozen have been about krokodil. In the last month, none of their 350 new … Read more on Healthline