Study: Abuse of Prescription Meds Skyrocketing

Published July 16, 2010

Study: Abuse of prescription meds skyrocketing
White House office of drug control probe suggests illicit use of pain medication has quadrupled in the last decade
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Ferguson opts to retire
MIAMI – Miami Dolphins nose tackle Jason Ferguson retired Thursday afternoon, ending a 13-year NFL career. Ferguson, a 35-year-old Nettleton native, was faced with sitting out the first eight games of the upcoming season after violating the league’s substance-abuse policy for the second time.
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Many Doctors Steer Clear of Reporting Compromised Colleagues
Many professional medical organizations ethically require doctors to report other doctors who are incompetent or impaired by substance abuse or mental health problems, but as one recent survey found, more than a third of doctors don’t turn in their colleagues. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital surveyed nearly 3,000 doctors across multiple specialties and of the almost 2,000 who …
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