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Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ocala police join National Pill Take-Back Day initiative

By 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.

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UF Expert: more awareness needed about prescription overdoses

By on April 30th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm

By Stephanie Brown – WUFT-FM Prescription drug abuse has been an on-going issue in the state, as one estimate reports seven people die each day in Florida from prescription pill overdose. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Brown spoke with Assistant Professor [...]

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