US Prescription Drug Overdoses Quadruple Over Last Decade

Published November 25, 2013

US prescription drug overdoses quadruple over last decade
These include, among others, prescription drug monitoring programs, laws against doctor shopping, education initiatives, ID requirements for prescriptions, and access to substance abuse treatment. The report leaves largely untouched the broader social … Read more on World Socialist Web Site

Clarence Page: A sentence that fits the disease
After Radel pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court, he was sentenced to a year of probation and will undergo substance abuse treatment in Florida. House Republicans did not … Drug addiction should be handled as a disease, not a crime. Trey Radel knows. Read more on Fresno Bee