FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg Statement on Prescription Opioid Abuse

FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg Statement on Prescription Opioid Abuse
Since 2001 the FDA has taken a number of actions designed to help address prescription opioid abuse and to encourage the development of new drug treatments for pain. These actions include: • Revising the labeling for opioid medications to foster their …
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Introduction to special T&G report: "A Painful Prescription"
On the one hand, they help people cope with debilitating pain from cancer, injuries or other serious medical conditions. But they've also become the fastest growing abused drug over the recent … Regulators are tightening prescription protocols; the …
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Nurses Aren't Immune to Prescription Drug Abuse
In January, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (D) devoted his entire state of the state address to the Green State's drug addiction crisis, which he said, "started as an Oxycontin and prescription drug addiction problem… [and] has now grown into a full …
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The Abuse of Prescription Drugs / Documentary Video — The abuse of prescription drugs is quickly becoming an epidemic. They’re easy to get and simple to distribute. Gone are the days when people need to go to a …

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