Baker Institute Viewpoints: Prescriptions Drug Abuse
Baker Institute Viewpoints: Prescriptions Drug Abuse – Dec. 05, 2012 Baker Institute Viewpoints is a regular series on the Baker Institute Blog that presents an array of views on a single issue. The drugs of choice for an increasing number of Americans are prescription painkillers. Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle. As policymakers grapple with how to address this growing problem — including a quiet reassessment of US policies that focus on keeping illegal drugs out of the country — drug policy experts at the Baker Institute ask: What does rising prescription drug abuse mean for the “war on drugs”? Read the posts in this series: “What does rising prescription drug abuse mean for the war on drugs?” — bit.ly Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy. “Treating addiction as a public health issue, not a crime” — bit.ly Tony Payan, visiting Baker Institute Scholar for Immigration and Border Studies. “US pill abuse may not make cartels completely irrelevant” — bit.ly Nathan Jones, Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy.
Lawmakers told there are no easy solutions for prescription drug abuse
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Jordan outlined a handful of steps the Vermont Legislature could take to curb prescription drug abuse, but he cautioned them against crafting statutes to address what he called “an evolving problem.” Instead, Jordan encouraged the committee members to …
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Partnership urged to fight drug abuse
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Law enforcement officials and members of the medical field discussed the rampant nature of prescription drug abuse at a forum Thursday night meant to bring the two professions together to discuss the problem. "Our young folks are choosing prescription …
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Phase I of Rx drug law goes into effect
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new law designed to prevent deaths from prescription drug abuse goes into effect this weekend. A local father who lost his son to drug addiction thinks iSTOP will save lives – but pharmacists are worried it could spark violence.
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