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Sen. Ross votes for bill to combat prescription drug abuse – Milford Daily News

Sen. Ross votes for bill to combat prescription drug abuse
Milford Daily News
… of opiate abuse in the nation, causing 3265 deaths between 2002 and 2007 and 23369 hospitalizations in 2006. Additionally, the Drug Enforcement Agency reports that Vicodin is the second most abused drug by high school seniors, following marijuana.
Mass. Senate to offer prescription monitoring billCBS News
Mass. Senate takes aim at prescription drug abuseDaily Comet

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The Prescription Opiate Arms Race – Huffington Post

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The Prescription Opiate Arms Race
Huffington Post
Plans for the manufacture and sale of hydrocodone pills five to 10 times more potent than is now available and sold under the brand name Vicodin and others is a warning sign of an escalation of what we might call the "prescription opiate arms race" …
New drug 10 times stronger than Vicodin could cause pill-popping plague: expertsNew York Daily News

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Town hall meeting focuses on opiate abuse – Massillon Independent

Town hall meeting focuses on opiate abuse
Massillon Independent
More than 40 people die each day from overdoses involving narcotic pain relievers, or opiates, such as hydrocodone (Vicodin), methadone, oxycodone (Oxycontin) and oxymorphone (Opana).
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Pollard believes prescription drug abuse is turning into an epidemic …

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Pill disaster: Peninsula counties among tops in state per capita opiate deaths – Peninsula Daily

Pill disaster: Peninsula counties among tops in state per capita opiate deaths
Peninsula Daily
According to the study, Clallam County had 25 deaths attributed to opiate-based painkillers ae” methadone, Hydrocodone, Vicodin, Percocet and others ae” or street heroin from 2008 to 2010. Jefferson County had seven opiate-related deaths during that span …

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Ohio begins campaign against opiate abuse – Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Ohio begins campaign against opiate abuse
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Ohio's Opiate Story: "Little Pill, Big Problem: Ohio's Opiate Story" is a 3-minute motion graphic video summarizing what the state is doing to address prescription painkiller abuse. Source: Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.
Ohio targets young adults on dangers of prescription drugsMarion Star

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