GenerationRX: Prescription Drug Abuse (Part 2)

Published October 2, 2013

GenerationRX: Prescription Drug Abuse (Part 2) – 2009 CBI National Student Production Awards Winner: Best Student Documentary Producers: Harry Fleckenstein, Missy Stankowski Director: Steven Klink Editor: T…

County gets grant to pay for prescription drug addiction programs

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Jackson County has received a federal grant designed to attack prescription drug addiction from several angles. The Bureau of Justice Fiscal Year 2013 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program totals $ 393,575 in funds. The funds are designed …
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The price of addiction: Portland docs prescribing opioids more cautiously (Series)

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It's no secret that abuse of both prescription opioids and heroin has been skyrocketing across the U.S. and in Oregon, which has the highest rate of prescription drug misuse in the country. The Obama Administration has labeled opioid abuse a national …
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Film, Facebook Page Touted To Educate Young People About Prescription Drug …

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The 17-minute film features the true stories of a West Virginia father and a young woman whose lives have been tremendously altered by prescription drug abuse. Goodwin debuted the E.O.D. film during a statewide education conference at the Charleston …
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