FDA Panel Wants More Restrictions on Hydrocodone

Published February 5, 2013

FDA Panel Wants More Restrictions on Hydrocodone

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

Melinda Moore, a physician assistant from Webster, Texas, said she feared that the burden to patients, especially in rural areas, would grow. "The inability to call in prescriptions for the hydrocodone … John Mendelson, MD, from St. Luke's Hospital …
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Physicians of the Year: Best and Worst

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

Four physicians sentenced to prison terms were ordered into a substance-abuse program. The 2 doctors currently facing charges each earned more than $ 1 million a year prescribing controlled substances on an assembly-line basis to all comers, prosecutors …
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East Texas homeless numbers up

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

A recent East Texas study shows the homeless numbers in East Texas are continuing to rise. The reasons may not be clear. Drug and alcohol abuse or the economy. Longview shelter workers and those who are homeless say that it could be a little of both.
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Drug Facts Week seeks to educate public on pot use among youth

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National Drug Facts Week runs through Saturday and the Permian Basin Regional Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse wants to remind everyone that marijuana remains the most widely used illegal drug among Texas youth. About 26.2 percent of students in …
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