Generic Pain Pills Should Be Harder to Abuse, Maine Attorney General Tells FDA

Published March 16, 2013

Generic pain pills should be harder to abuse, Maine attorney general tells FDA

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Maine has one of the highest per-capita rates of drug abuse nationwide, according to Mills, with prescription pain relievers among the most commonly abused drugs. Manufacturers of painkillers such as OxyContin have taken steps to make it more difficult …
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Bath man arrested after drug agents find meth lab

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Agents arrived at the north Bath building shortly before noon and began searching the apartment, where they ultimately found evidence that meth, an addictive drug, had been manufactured, according to spokesman Steve McCausland of the Maine …
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Rhode Island Kids Will 'Kick Butts' on Wednesday, March 20

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Among youth smokers, 86 percent prefer Marlboro, Newport and Camel, which are the three most heavily advertised cigarette brands, according to the government's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. … The Rhode Island Tobacco Control Network and …
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