Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded soldiers uneven, report says

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Even after a dozen years of war, top Pentagon health officials have yet to impose uniform standards on fighting prescription medication abuse among troops wounded in combat, according to a Defense Department inspector general's report issued Friday.
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550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Federal agents arrested two Dallas men Sunday after they watched them accept a shipment of 550 pounds of the drug Xanax, according to federal documents. Brandon Lynell Gardner and William Ian Brown face federal charges of …
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Marino, Blackburn introduce legislation to combat prescription drug abuse …

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) introduced H.R. 4069, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014, to help prevent prescription drug abuse and diversion and ensure patient access to …
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Missouri lawmakers should approve prescription drug database

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I would like to draw attention to the article “Missouri House prescribes new drug database" (Feb. 12). The prescription drug abuse epidemic has reached an all-time high in this state. Accordingly, legislators and health care providers should be doing …
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