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The overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson in 2009 drew new attention to the abuse of prescription drugs in the United States. And with that attention has c

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amednews: AMA meeting: More help sought to fight opioid abuse :: Nov. 28, 2011 ... American Medical News

ama-assn.org — “The growing death toll linked to controlled substances spurs the AMA to action. Congressional legislation would mandate training for physicians prescribing opioids.View full resource at ama-assn.org

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Federal officials call for stronger action to stop escalating prescription drug crisis - St. Petersburg Times

tampabay.com — “A report points to signs of a growing national epidemic of abuse of painkillers. The nation's doctors prescribed enough addictive painkillers last year to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for an entire month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.View full resource at tampabay.com

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Does Suffering From Withdrawal Really Mean You’re Addicted? – TIME Healthland

healthland.time.com — “The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers has risen dramatically in the U.S. over the last several decades --" nearly doubling for teens and young adults between 1994 and 2007 --" and concerns about the abuse of these drugs are also growing.View full resource at healthland.time.com

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Opiate-caused ER visits skyrocket – Paging Dr. Gupta - CNN.com Blogs

pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com — “By Val Willingham CNN Medical Producer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the most common poisonings treated in emergency departments in the United States, are caused by misuse of opioid pain medications.View full resource at pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com

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U.S.A.: Abuse of prescription drugs is our nation's fastest-growing drug problem >> http://bit.ly/ciLtba CNN

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HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Smoking Cessation-In U.S., Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing

healthscout.com — “Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily - Consumer Health Information by HealthScout,Medicine cabinets have replaced the street as easy source of medications, experts sayView full resource at healthscout.com

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FDA seeks plan to curb opioid pain killer abuse | Reuters

feeds.reuters.com — “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators asked on Friday for manufacturers of prescription pain medications to provide more specifics on an industry plan to curb growing abuse of morphine, methadone,View full resource at feeds.reuters.com

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