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  • CA Healthcare Workers who Have Abused Drugs to Face Tougher Guidelines

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    November 24, 2009

    Healthcare workers in California who have abused drugs will face more stringent guidelines, the state said last week.

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  • Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in New Jersey

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    November 12, 2009

    Prescription medication abuse is on the rise in New Jersey, where state data from the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System shows that reported poison incidences involving prescription and OTC medications have risen from 38 percent of all reported exposures in 2000 to 47.7 percent in 2008.

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  • FDA Wants to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse through New Program

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    November 4, 2009

    The Food and Drug Administration wants to reduce the misuse of prescription medications, saying that at least 50,000 hospitalizations a year could be prevented if physicians, pharmacists, patients, and parents used greater care in dispensing and taking drugs.

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  • “Lock Your Meds” Day to Fight Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

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    October 28, 2009

    The National Family Partnership (NFP) has declared October 27th "Lock Your Meds" Day–a call for parents to help prevent prescription drug abuse among children and teens.

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  • Florida Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse

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    September 29, 2009

    At Hobbs Pharmacy in Merritt Island, Florida, customers call ahead if they want to fill a prescription for OxyContin, as the powerful painkiller is not stored on site.

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  • Prescription Drug Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Use

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    September 23, 2009

    An addiction medicine specialist in the San Francisco Bay area warned anti-drug advocates from Washoe County, Nevada that failing to medically treat prescription drug addicts can cause them to turn to heroin due to the severity of withdrawal symptoms.

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