Staff and budget cuts will result in fewer services for people fighting mental illness and addiction, including Narcan ...

Medical and nonmedical use of prescription drugs ... This study was funded by the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. One investigator reported ties with ...

noting that prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved for abuse or illegal sale, while those flushed down toilets can contaminate the water supply. The drug overdose epidemic in the ...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there has been an overall increase in prescription drug misuse over the past two decades. Researchers say the uptick reflects in treatment ...

According to a news release Tuesday, the take back initiatives try to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs. Collection sites are set up for ...

Nassau and Suffolk residents will have places Saturday to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs and in the process, play a role in reducing narcotics abuse and keeping local water supplies ...

48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ... and other illicit drugs within a month of taking the survey. Central nervous system stimulants and prescription ...

What Is Prescription Drug Abuse? Prescription drug abuse is when you take a medication for a reason other than why the doctor prescribed it. Experts estimate that more than 18 million people ages ...

Missouri launched a statewide prescription drug monitoring program Wednesday, two years after its legislation was signed into law. In an effort to reduce the misuse and abuse of controlled ...

ALBANY -- To combat a rise in prescription drug abuse, state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has proposed a bill that requires doctors and pharmacists to look up a patient's prescription ...

Local residents are being urged to donate or safely discard unused or expired prescription medication to deter drug abuse. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Drug ...