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Abuse of Xanax Leads a Clinic to Halt Supply

Publication:

The New York Times

Publication Date:

September 14, 2011

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Tags: addiction, benzodiazepines, news articles, prescribing practices, regulating medical practice, Xanax

Officials fear for infants born to prescription drug addicts

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CNN

Publication Date:

July 30, 2011

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Tags: addiction, Florida, neonatal addiction, newborns, news articles

Pharmacies besieged by addicted thieves

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New York Times

Publication Date:

February 6, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/us/07pharmacies.html

Tags: addiction, law enforcement, narcotics, news articles, Oxycontin, pharmacy robberies, pharmacy thefts

Pharmacy robberies

Author:

Jesse C. Vivian, RPh, JD

Publication Date:

July 20, 2009

Publication:

US Pharmacist, 2009;34(7):49-51.

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Tags: addiction, journal articles, pharmacy robberies, pharmacy thefts

Focus on Prescription Records Leads to Arrest in 4 Killings

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New York Times

Publication Date:

June 22, 2011

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Tags: addiction, news articles, pharmacy thefts, prescription monitoring

Increasing use of narcotic can have repercussions for children and families

Publication:

The Seattle Times

Publication Date:

May 31, 2010

Tags: addiction, neonatal abstinence syndrome, neonatal addiction, newborns, news articles

Nonmedical use of prescription drugs among a longitudinal sample of dependent and problem drinkers.

Author:

Matzger, H., Weisner, C.

Publication Date:

January 12, 2007

Publication:

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 86(2-3):222-9.

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Tags: addiction, alcohol, journal article, marijuana, polydrug use

Substance abuse treatment admissions involving abuse of pain relievers: 1998 and 2008

Publication Date:

2010

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Tags: addiction, government reports, treatment admissions data

Pain medication addiction up 400 percent in last decade

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ABC News Medical Unit

Publication Date:

July 16, 2010

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Tags: addiction, news articles, treatment admissions data

Prescription opioid usage and abuse relationships: an evaluation of state prescription drug monitoring program efficacy

Author:

Reisman, R. M., Shenoy, P. J., Atherly, A. J., and Flowers, C. R.

Publication Date:

2009

Publication:

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 3 41–51

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Tags: addiction, ARCOS, chilling effect, diversion, evaluations, journal articles, opioid abuse, oxycodone, PMP data, PMP impact, state comparisons, treatment admissions data