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Clinton and Kelly declare war on prescription drug abuse

arovero@comcast.net (CHRISTINA BOYLE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:40:09 GMT

"We have lost the balance between the legitimate use of pain medicine and the systematic abuse or misuse of it," Clinton said

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Chris's Story

hankmoreira@yahoo.com (Chris) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:41:42 GMT

My name is Chris. I'm 23 years old and I currently live in Cody, Wyoming. The reason why I'm posting this is to hopefully raise awareness about the seriousness of prescription drug abuse.

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta on witnessing the dangers of prescription drug abuse first-hand

arovero@comcast.net (CNN) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:32:19 GMT

About every 19 minutes, someone dies of an accidental prescription drug overdose!

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Are Doctors to Blame for Prescription-Drug Abuse?

arovero@comcast.net (Zachary F. Meisel, M.D. and Jeanmarie Perrone, M.D.) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:26:52 GMT

Viewpoint: Are Doctors to Blame for Prescription-Drug Abuse?

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Legal drugs, deadly outcomes

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:48:13 GMT

An L.A. Times review of coroners’ records finds that drugs prescribed by a small number of doctors caused or contributed to a disproportionate number of deaths.

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