Statewide tracking program helps curb prescription drug abuse in Kansas

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An online program designed to curb prescription drug abuse in Kansas is gaining traction as more physicians and pharmacies register to use it. The electronic monitoring program, called Kansas Tracking and Reporting of Controlled Substances, or K-TRACS, …
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Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012

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She ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Feb. 11. Accidentally drowned in a bathtub. Mohammed Lamari, 73. General …
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National Institute on Drug Abuse to announce results of 2012 Monitoring the …

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The survey, funded by NIDA — part of the National Institutes of Health — tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific drugs of abuse. The 2012 MTF survey … Information …
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