MORE ON: drug abuse

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Prescription drug abuse falling among young adults, survey finds

October 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
A new survey is the second report in recent months indicating that what some have called an epidemic of prescription drug abuse is showing signs of tapering. The latest survey shows a 14 percent decline in nonmedical use of prescription drugs by teens and young adults from 2010 to 2011. Last... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Report: Ban on medical care at drug rehab centers must end

September 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
State Senate investigators are calling on lawmakers to lift a ban on medical care in residential drug treatment facilities, pointing to dysfunction and deaths in facilities stymied by outdated laws. A report issued yesterday by the Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes links lax... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State cuts prescription drug monitoring amid spike in pain pill deaths

November 9, 2011, 12:05 AM
While federal authorities are calling the spike in prescription painkiller deaths an epidemic, California is dismantling a system that the White House identifies as a promising method to tackle the problem. The CURES prescription drug monitoring program enables doctors to track people who shop... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State fights prescription drug abuse epidemic

October 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
As the country grapples with an explosion in prescription drug abuse, authorities have stepped up efforts to limit access to one drug by arresting 10 people – including two doctors – last week in a Los Angeles OxyContin ring that also involved Medicare fraud. “Prescription... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Prescription drugs collected nationwide amid rising abuse

September 27, 2010, 12:05 AM
Prescription drugs were collected Saturday at dozens of locations in California and more than 3,400 across the country in a national effort to curb substance abuse. Expired and unused medications were accepted anonymously at local sites, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The... + read more
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