Prescription Drug Abuse Growing in Iowa

Prescription drug abuse growing in Iowa

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“A record number of prescription pain-reliever overdose deaths, an increase in drug-related traffic fatalities and rising substance abuse treatment admissions demonstrate a growing need to promote the safe use of medicine while preventing its abuse.” …
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Annual Drug Report Names Painkiller Abuse a Top Drug Threat in Iowa

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Some physicians were accused of prescribing large amounts of narcotic painkillers to patients who were abusing the drugs. The report also identified the rising abuse in heroin by Iowa residents. In 2011, the state recorded 10 heroin overdose deaths …
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IA Prescription Overdose Deaths Up

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MASON CITY, IA- The number of deaths from prescription drug overdoses has hit a record number in Iowa. That's according to an annual report from the Governor's office of Drug Control Policy. These kinds of pain relief drugs are … Experts at treatment …
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Idaho's Medicaid payments for prescription drugs questioned

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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican who has assumed a role as a taxpayer watchdog, says some Idaho physicians have overprescribed antipsychotic drugs and addictive narcotics such as OxyContin to Medicaid patients. “After an extensive review …
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