The Monrovia Police Department Wants Your Drugs

The Monrovia Police Department Wants Your Drugs

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show …
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Play brings to light hidden drug addiction Premier open to publ

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

These are not your grandfather's blood pressure medications, but legally prescribed pain killers such as Percocet and oxycodone, among others as addictive. The nasty little secret of abuse of prescription drugs can be the gateway to addiction to …
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Report: County is near the top in the state for drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

It came as no surprise to Jackson County's narcotics officers and addiction treatment specialists that the region ranks high in Oregon in meth and prescription drug abuse. The numbers come from a report released this week by the Oregon High Intensity …
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