Sen. Rockefeller Asks for Ideas on How to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

Published March 6, 2013

Sen. Rockefeller asks for ideas on how to battle prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act would cut the number of opiod and methadone-related deaths through new training requirements for providers, further consumer education, and more federal support for state drug monitoring …
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WV Congressional Democrats introduce RX drug abuse legislation

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

West Virginia's Democratic Congressional representatives recently re-introduced legislation they first pushed in 2011, the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which is aimed at decreasing the number of opioid and methadone-related …
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OPINION: State, community must protect youth from substance abuse

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Calling for substance abuse prevention to be a discreet focus of any school-based prevention initiative, such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, will address the link between substance abuse and mental illness, and help stop the kind of …
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