Teenage prescription abuse – CAPMINDER.mp4 – If your teenagers were experimenting with your prescription drugs… WOULD YOU KNOW?

FDA Panel Votes for Tighter Controls on Vicodin

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The majority of panelists involved in the 2-day hearing believe the evidence suggests that the drugs are pharmacologically similar to and as susceptible to abuse as other opioids, such as oxycodone combination drugs like Percocet, that fall into the …
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Welfare Drug Tests Sought By New Hampshire GOP

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LeBrun said in an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader that he was "not trying to take anything away from anyone who qualifies" for assistance and that he just wanted "to identify people who have problems and have them treated." (LeBrun did …
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Opinion re: City to vote on medical cannabis ordinance Jan. 29

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The reality is that if you look at statistics, crime is generally lower in the proximity of dispensaries, and they have fewer incident reports than the average pharmacy. As far as I know, the federal government has no opinion about “parcel to parcel …
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