Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming up to tackle prescription painkiller abuse. The attorneys general from both states met at the...
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So far, the fight against America’s opioid crisis has focused on treating addiction and curbing abuse. In February, President Barack...
Nearly one out of every three (32 percent) opioid prescriptions, which are subsidized by America’s employers, is being abused, according...
The scribbled, cryptic doctor’s prescription is headed toward eradication in New York, where the nation’s toughest paperless-prescribing requirement takes effect...
Prescriptions for painkillers and doctor-shopping by pill seekers have decreased since Kentucky passed legislation targeting prescription drug abuse, according to...
A council created by Gov. Nikki Haley says requiring doctors to use a statewide database to check their patients’ prescription...
Health care providers in some states prescribe far more painkillers than those in other states, according to a new government...
The fidgety patient stood a bit too close to the counter at DownHome Pharmacy in Roanoke, Virginia, and chatted a...
The largest health insurer in Massachusetts has cut prescriptions of narcotic painkillers by an estimated 6.6 million pills in 18...