Americans Pessimistic About Efforts To Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
The issue of prescription drug abuse is a bit more personal for Manchin, since West Virginia has one of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S., with 28.9 deaths for every 100,000 people — a 605-percent increase since 1999. Other … Read more on Mintpress News
Prof says drug dangers overstated
"If the last three presidents — Barack Obama, George Bush, Bill Clinton — all of these guys used illegal drugs. If they had been arrested for their drug use, they would not be allowed to make the contributions they have made to this country. I'm just … Read more on Minnesota Public Radio
ONC to help fight Rx drug abuse
In an effort to combat the prescription drug abuse epidemic, the Office of the National Coordinator has launched a new interoperability initiative to better link drug monitoring programs with health IT systems. In a blog post, Jennifer Frazier … Read more on Bayoubuzz