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Tag Archives: prescription drugs
University of Florida Counseling and Wellness combating prescription drug abuse on campus
By Sarah Samuels and George Pappas on November 29th, 2012 | Last updated: November 29, 2012 at 3:29 pm
A growing group of college students around the country illegally use prescription drugs like Adderall to help them excel in the classroom.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ocala police join National Pill Take-Back Day initiative
By Kaitlyn McGrath on September 27th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Ocala Police Department are hosting an initiative for National Pill Take-Back Day to curtail the illegal use and sale of prescription drugs.
In the News: Early voting, Prescription-drug abuse, Fueling stations, State insurance reduction, Storm money
By Cassandra Vangellow on September 25th, 2012 | Last updated: September 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Federal judge refuses to halt early voting changes | Gainesville.com – A federal judge is not challenging the plan that calls for the reduction of early voting days in Florida. There had been claims this change was discriminatory because African-American [...]
Hard to diagnose, quick to fix- pain medicine sales on the rise
By Stephanie Brown on April 27th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Florida has seen a sharp rise in the sale of prescription pain medication, and University of Florida Addictive Medicine Professor Gary Reisfield says that is the first step in a dangerous trend. Reisfield has seen continued growth in sales over [...]
Addiction a potential problem for the unborn exposed to prescription drugs
By Stephanie Brown and Alyssa Averette on April 25th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is refocusing state efforts to combat prescription drug abuse in expectant mothers. University of Florida Pediatrics Professor Mark Hudak says a baby exposed to certain classes of drugs in the fetus will experience severe symptoms [...]
Prescription drug sales spiking in Florida, other states
By Katiana Krawchenko on April 6th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:23 pm
Earlier this week a nurse in Ocala was charged with obtaining prescription drugs through fraud, and as Florida’s 89.1 Katiana Krawchenko reports, this coincides with a study released today.
