Teen use
of prescription pain killers is trending downward among 12th graders, with a 45 percent drop in past year use compared to five years ago.
An interim treatment can get people medication sooner: As the opioid crisis continues to escalate, the number of people who need treatment for their dependency on heroin or
prescription pain killers far exceeds the capacity of available treatment programs.
A report from RT America details the
toll prescription pain killer regulation in Florida is taking on legitimate patients dealing with severe pain.
While NAS can be caused by
abusing prescription pain killers, women who have been prescribed these medications by a doctor should speak to a lawyer if their child sustained birth injuries due to their use.
In one case, a personal care provider in Vermont submitted bogus claims for 456 hours of service to an elderly man and then secretly split the payments with the patient's wife in return for access to her husband's
prescription pain killers.
The budget included provisions designed to curb drug abuse, including limits to
prescription pain killers and efforts to fight overdoses and other symptoms of addiction.
It is an alarming trend in Western New York and across the country: babies born addicted to
prescription pain killers.
I took her off the Rimadyl, but
no prescription pain killer seemed to help her much.