by dmorton
The diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. One of the nation’s experts in preventing, detecting and investigating this diversion will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next April....
by dmorton
One of the nation’s foremost experts on the neurological effects of drug addiction will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next April. Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes...
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Citing the importance of a drug-free population to sustainable economic growth, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has agreed to serve as Operation UNITE’s educational partner for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next spring. The Summit will take place April...
by dmorton
PRESTONSBURG – A free educational forum for medical professionals on addiction-related issues will be offered Saturday, Nov. 12, in Prestonsburg. Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners,...
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PRESTONSBURG – Finding a way to reduce the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs is a major issue – not only in Kentucky, but on a national scale. John Eadie, director of an initiative to monitor and assist prescription drug monitoring programs (PMPs) nationwide,...