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First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Prescription tracking due in wake of abuse

ALBANY — Physicians and pharmacists will be required to participate in a new prescription drug-tracking program under legislation coming together at the State Capitol.State officials hope to announce legislative agreement on the program next week in conjunction ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Buffalo News ]

Entities: anodyne, Abuse, Narcotic, Albany (New York, United States)

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Michael Douglas

Addiction experts files brief on behalf of Michael Douglas' incarcerated son Cameron

Cameron Douglas is currently serving five years behind bars for drug distribution and heroin possession and last year (11) he was handed an additional four-and-a-half-month jail term after he was caught with heroin and Suboxone, a prescription medication ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Hollywood.com ]

Entities: Michael Douglas, Imprison, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), United States Court of Appeals for the Second C..., Cameron Douglas

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Novel Approach To Stimulate Immune Cells Has Potential For Treatment Of Immune Diseases And Cancer

Researchers at Rutgers University have uncovered a new way to stimulate activity of immune cell opiate receptors, leading to efficient tumor cell clearance.Dipak Sarkar, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Medical News Today ]

Entities: Receptor, opioid, Endorphin, Cancer

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Families seek system to track drug use

Avi Israel will travel to Washington, D.C., this week, hoping the story of his son's death will spur more action against an epidemic of prescription drug abuse.He will be joined by other parents from Western New York who carry the same burden and a similar ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Buffalo News ]

Entities: HealtheLink, anodyne, opioid, Controlled Substance, Israel

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

New rules proposed to curb skyrocketing use of painkillers

Just 15% of health care providers prescribe 82% of the pain killers in New York City, according to a new data analysis performed by a mayoral task force, which proposes strengthening the state's prescription drug monitoring program and increasing the ... [ Published May 03 2012 by AM New York ]

Entities: opioid, anodyne, oncologist, New York City

First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Painkillers Come Really Easy With the Right NYC Doctor

5-day More than 80 percent of prescriptions for pills like OxyContin and Vicodin came from just 15 percent of New York City's drug-providing doctors in 2010, according to a , while more than 30 percent of the opioid prescriptions were written by just ... [ Published May 02 2012 by New York Magazine ]

Entities: anodyne, opioid, OxyContin, Vicodin

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Five signs a loved one is abusing painkillers

(CBS News) Abusing painkillers is a big problem in the U.S. - about 12 million people said they used painkillers for non-medical reasons in the past year, according to recent CDC estimates.A new study found rates of newborns born addicted to opiate drugs ... [ Published May 01 2012 by CBS News ]

Entities: anodyne, opioid, Abuse

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Malibu Horizon’s Addiction Treatment Innovator Dr. A.R. Mohammad...

Vivitrol And Dr. Mohammad Are Being Recognized By The Media As Game Changers In The Battle Against Opiate Abuse And Alcohol Dependency You need Flash to see this Feature Video You need Flash to see this Feature Video Malibu Horizon Dr. Akikur Mohammad, ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by PRWeb ]

Entities: Malibu (United States), Vivitrol, opiate, Buprenorphine

First Reported Apr 04 2012 - Updated Apr 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Sedatives, alcohol increase risk for pain meds' adverse events

Adverse events associated with taking opioid pain medications increase in patients who concurrently use sedatives and alcohol.A study in The Journal of Pain, published by the , www.ampainsoc.org, advises physicians to use caution in prescribing sedatives ... [ Published Apr 04 2012 by MySanAntonio ]

Entities: opioid, Alcohol, anodyne, Drug Abuse

First Reported Apr 02 2012 - Updated Apr 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Morphine side effects could be eliminated

/p>Apr 03, 2012Apr 03, 2012Apr 02, 2012Apr 02, 2012Apr 02, 2012Apr 01, 2012Apr 01, 2012The side effects of morphine may become a thing of the past thanks to an international team of researchers.The team from the University of Adelaide and the University ... [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Nine MSN ]

Entities: Mark Hutchinson, Receptor, Morphine

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...the final deal will end up maintaining existing protections, such as a court order, for investigators to get access to prescription drug records. "The governor has been working with all stakeholders on a comprehensive package of prescription drug reforms, including modernizing the state's online prescription drug monitoring system, and is optimistic that the package will be agreed to and passed prior to the end of session" said Richard Bamberger, spokesman for Gov. Andrew M Cuomo

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