Missoula Events Spotlight Prescription Drug Abuse Among Youth

Published April 16, 2014

Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth
Prescription drugs make their way into communities after doctors prescribe them, said Dr. Marc Mentel, founder of the Safe Prescriber Program and a physician at Community Medical Center. Enough opiates are prescribed each … Water treatment systems …
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Colorado's monitoring of psychotropics trails other states' efforts
In their federal filing, Colorado officials acknowledged the state's automated child-welfare tracking system doesn't follow prescriptions of the drugs to foster children, and "therefore, the information is often missing or inaccurate." … Kathy Wells …
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I-Team: Illinois Poison Center hotline's cry for help
April 15, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — The ABC7 I-Team investigates claims by the country's oldest poison hotline that it's being forced out of business. It's a cry for help that other emergency … Toddlers sickened by laundry soap, teens overdosing on …
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'Choosing Wisely' Lists Don't List Big Moneymakers
The medical profession has historically been reluctant to condemn unwarranted but often lucrative tests and treatments that can rack up costs to patients but not improve their health and can sometimes hurt them. But in 2012 … Hospitals that have …
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