Lyme-Old Lyme Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Survey Among Teens Raises Familiar …

Lyme-Old Lyme drug, alcohol, tobacco survey among teens raises familiar …
The presentation focused on several factors, including peer and parent disapproval of drugs and alcohol use, that the survey found was correlated to lower alcohol and drug use. Speakers also addressed the need to make it harder and less acceptable for …
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Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks
Prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs, aim to help doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement identify patients who are doctor-shopping or going to multiple pharmacies to stock up on highly addictive drugs, either for personal abuse or illegal …
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'Epipen for addicts' proposed to fight prescription drug overdoses
High-ranking medical officials, police and educators are preparing to unveil new guidelines in Hamilton to curb prescription drug misuse, including the proposed use of a type of “Epipen for addicts" called prophylactic Naloxone. Prophylactic Naloxone …
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