Prescription Drugs

Recent Missouri Editorials

Recent Missouri editorials

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

The website WebMD reports "an estimated 48 million people (aged 12 and older), according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons in their lifetime. That figure represents approximately 20 percent of …
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Clarence Page: Don't overreact to celebrity drug deaths

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

Four out of five new heroin users had previously abused painkillers, according to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Abuse and Health. And as the number of heroin users increased in recent years, the survey finds, … One promising bipartisan Senate …
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NFL roundup: Redskins TE Davis suspended indefinitely

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was suspended indefinitely without pay on Wednesday for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The suspension begins immediately. Davis, 28, is set to become a free agent in March. He previously served a …
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