Prescription Drug Abuse: More Than Half of States Score 6 or Less Out of 10 on …

Published October 19, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse: More than Half of States Score 6 or Less out of 10 on …
Filed under: cocaine abuse education
In the Prescription Drug Abuse report, TFAH – in consultation with a number of public health, clinical, injury prevention, law enforcement and community organization experts – reviewed a range of national recommendations and examined a set of 10 … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse
Filed under: cocaine abuse education
Among the report's recommendations: More effort is needed to educate the public on the risks of prescription drug use, and to help physicians understand how the medications can be misused. In another study published in the journal Medical Care, … Read more on Buffalo News

Harare Hosts Anti-Drug Trafficking Conference
Filed under: cocaine abuse education
Maiyegun, a Nigerian national, is backing efforts to implement the AU plan of action on Drug Control and Drug Prevention (2013-2017), which aims to reduce illicit drug use, trafficking and associated crimes. The plan acknowledges that drug profits were … Read more on AllAfrica.com