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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

Publication: 
CNN
Publication Date: 

July 30, 2011

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

Pharmacies besieged by addicted thieves

Publication: 
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
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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

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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

Publication: 
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
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