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    Jul 11, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Plan calls for pain-pill prescribers to get better educated

    Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in United States, according to the Food and Drug Administration. To help curb it, the agency announced Monday a new risk management plan that would require manufacturers of long-lasting and...
    2. Apr 10, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. White House drug czar, nation's leaders in Orlando for Rx-drug abuse summit

    Hundreds of representatives from the public and private sector are in Orlando for an inaugural prescription drug abuse summit, which included keynote presentations Tuesday from the White House drug czar and a top U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official.
    Hundreds of representatives from the public and private sector are in Orlando for an inaugural prescription drug abuse summit, which included keynote presentations Tuesday from the White House drug czar and a top U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...

    Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Bath Salt Drugs, Health, HIV, Hepatitis C

    3. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Survey: Teen pot use rises, alcohol use declines

    LANSING — More teens are turning to pot and see it as less of a risk at the same time alcohol use among the same age group has dipped to historic lows, according to an annual national survey of drug use released Wednesday. The findings were based...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Marijuana Use, Behavioral Conditions, Synthetic Marijuana, Health

    4. Dec 8, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Mandatory minimum sentences impede justice

    I have never met Tony Allen Gregg, a drug abuser and occasional dealer, a 10th-grade dropout and petty criminal. But the details of Mr. Gregg's life — and the life sentence he is now serving — highlight a major problem in our criminal...

    Tags: Judges, Sociology, Criminal Laws, Justice System, Punishment

    5. Nov 29, 2011 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  5. The White House Program to Address Popular Petitions is Pretty Lame

    "We the people," is one of the most sacred phrases in the American lexicon, right up there with "Play ball!" "In God we trust," and "Hi, my name is X and I'm an alcoholic." It heralds a revolutionary dispersal of power from the mighty to the many, and any savvy elected official should probably think twice before making it the cornerstone of a project that reduces a revered if mostly decorative passage of the Bill of Rights into a means for dispensing technocratic talking points. Whoops, too late.
    By Greg Beato
    "We the people," is one of the most sacred phrases in the American lexicon, right up there with "Play ball!" "In God we trust," and "Hi, my name is X and I'm an alcoholic." It heralds a revolutionary dispersal of power from the mighty to the many, and any...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Government, Politics, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Army

    6. Sep 1, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
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    7. Sep 9, 2011 |Story| WXMI

  7. Pot Smoking Slims?

    <a href="http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/08/study-22-million-americans-use-illegal-drugs-3/" target="_blank">Study: 22 Million Americans Use Illegal Drugs (Source: CNN)</a>
    FOX 17 Web Producer
    Study: 22 Million Americans Use Illegal Drugs (Source: CNN) More than 22 million Americans age 12 and older - nearly 9% of the U.S. population - use illegal drugs, according to the government’s 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The...

    Tags: Weight, Fox Broadcasting Company, Health, Obesity, File Sharing

    8. Nov 1, 2011 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  8. 40 die daily in Rx drug 'epidemic,' CDC says

    Inappropriately used prescription pain medications kill 15,000 people in the United States each year, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We're in the midst of an epidemic," says CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden. "Narcotics prescribed by physicians kill 40 people per day."
    CNN
    Inappropriately used prescription pain medications kill 15,000 people in the United States each year, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We're in the midst of an epidemic," says CDC Director Dr. Thomas...

    Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Vicodin (drug), General Practitioners

    9. Mar 7, 2011 |Story| Winchester Sun

  9. Chandler: National solution to pill abuse needed

    There are a number of things Kentucky is known for: great basketball, the best bourbon, the fastest horses, and our state’s incredible natural beauty. But sadly, the commonwealth is becoming known for something far less flattering: prescription pill...

    Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Florida, Science and Technology, Electronics, Politics

    10. Mar 8, 2011 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  10. Fmr Seattle Police Chief Kerlikowske Collapses

    The White House 'Drug Czar' and former Seattle Police Chief, Gil Kerlikowske, collapsed twice while in Boston Tuesday.
    The White House 'Drug Czar' and former Seattle Police Chief, Gil Kerlikowske, collapsed twice while in Boston Tuesday. According to The Boston Globe, Kerlikowske fainted about 2 p.m. while talking to law students at Harvard. He was taken to Massachusetts...

    Tags: Politics, Seattle, Fainting, Health, White House

    11. Mar 6, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. Rx for Danger: White House drug czar says Florida needs prescription-drug monitoring program

    When White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske recently toured Appalachia, he met with 14 imprisoned women who were in drug treatment, 13 of whom were being treated for prescription-drug use.
    When White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske recently toured Appalachia, he met with 14 imprisoned women who were in drug treatment, 13 of whom were being treated for prescription-drug use. Kerlikowske asked the women how many had been to Florida to get...

    Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Florida, Politics, Rick Scott, Health

    12. Feb 27, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Lawmakers, law enforcers urge Scott to back drug database

    Before he was even sworn into office, Gov. Rick Scott abolished the state agency tasked with reducing substance abuse and canned Florida's drug czar.
    Before he was even sworn into office, Gov. Rick Scott abolished the state agency tasked with reducing substance abuse and canned Florida's drug czar. Early this month, he stunned legislators and law enforcement when he proposed eliminating Florida's...

    Tags: Florida, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Laws, Kentucky, Prescription Drugs

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