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Oxycodone, Oxycontin, Percocet and all those other narcotic painkillers…
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21 Feb 10 Metro collecting unwanted medications for disposal (Las Vegas Sun)

Metro Police have 460 pounds of drugs and other medical materials to dispose of after a collection drive on Saturday.

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11 Feb 10 Decisions in medical disciplinary cases are online (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Records of disciplinary case outcomes are posted online at the Virginia Department of Health Professions Web site at http://www.dhp.state.va.us. Here is a sampling of recent decisions.

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10 Feb 10 Madison Looks To Combat Heroin Problem (WISC-TV Madison)

City and county leaders met Wednesday to begin formulating a plan to deal with the growing problem of heroin.

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05 Jan 10 Pain management failing as fears of prescription drug abuse rise (Science Daily)

Millions of Americans with significant or chronic pain associated with their medical problems are being under-treated as physicians increasingly fail to provide comprehensive pain treatment — either due to inadequate training, personal biases or fear of prescription drug abuse.

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04 Jan 10 Pain management failing as fears of prescription drug abuse rise (PhysOrg)

Millions of Americans with significant or chronic pain associated with their medical problems are being under-treated as physicians increasingly fail to provide comprehensive pain treatment – either due to inadequate training, personal biases or fear of prescription drug abuse.

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