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Prescription Drugs

NC panel wants focus on curbing prescription abuse

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:51pm.READ MORE:
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A panel says North Carolina legislators and Gov. Pat McCrory should look at ways to curb prescription drug abuse so deaths among youths can be prevented. Full story...
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NC agencies not using prescription drug database

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 4:24pm.READ MORE:
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A computer database that could help officials track prescription drug abuse is getting little use by North Carolina's doctors and pharmacies. Full story...
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Brunswick County leads state in Operation Medicine Drop collections

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 5:12pm.READ MORE:
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Attorney general Roy Cooper says North Carolinians turned in approximately 8.5 million doses of old prescription and over-the-counter drugs during Operation Medicine Drop last weekend. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Doctor accused of writing prescription after car accident

Submitted by Marcy Cuevas on Thu, 08/30/2012 - 6:04pm.READ MORE:
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video It was a car accident that left two people in pain. But instead of an accident report and insurance info, the victims say they wound up with a prescription for percocet from the driver who hit them. Full story...
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