Schneiderman: We're Ending the Prescription Drug Epidemic
Schneiderman: We're ending the prescription drug epidemic
27, 50,000 New York doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners will have to check the database before prescribing powerful medications — and pharmacists will have to enter into it every opiate prescription they fill. This will send up a red …
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Taos health groups offer antidote to curb overdoses
As local doctors write more prescriptions for opiates than ever before, drug safety advocates are hoping they can prevent fatal overdoses by arming patients and illicit users alike with an antidote. Nine medical practices … The organization has …
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Woman to police: Drinking helps heroin withdrawals
Determined to be substantially impaired at the site and given an OVI citation, the woman began complaining of more heroin withdrawal pain as well as pain from pancreas surgery from last year. She was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with her records …
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