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–American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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County commissioners vote to ban new pain clinics for 1 year
By Michael LaForgia Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Palm Beach County Commisioners this morning voted a final time to approve a one-year ban of new pain clinics in the county’s unincorporated areas, giving official approval to a rule-change that essentially took effect in December. Commissioners enacted the moratorium to halt the spread of unscrupulous [...]
Parental Advice
By Glen Williams If you have addict children, the good news is, the situation isn’t hopeless. The bad news is, you’re no longer in control and you’re probably facing the hardest problem you’ve ever faced. This article will give you some tips on how to steer them in the right direction without you getting run [...]
Health official: State lawmakers must ‘take some action’ to curb growth of pain clinics
By Michael LaForgia Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Feb. 21, 2010 Despite new rules targeting the pain management industry, unscrupulous clinics that supply narcotics traffickers and addicts will keep spreading across Florida unless lawmakers enact tougher restrictions immediately, according to a top state medical official . “It’s been frustrating that it’s taken so long to recognize the [...]
Fingerprints may be required at pain clinics in Delray Beach
By Maria Herrera The Sun Sentinel March 1, 2010 Delray Beach City Commissioner Adam Frankel continues to champion the cause of cracking down on “pill mills.” He recently asked City Attorney Brian Shutt to look into requiring any doctor or clinics filling a controlled-substance prescription to submit the patient’s fingerprint. A database would help identify whether a [...]
Overdose: Choose Life FIRST!
If you think someone has overdosed
DO NOT WAIT – CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY
Seconds are precious.
Forget about the consequences of calling.
“Prescription drugs have replaced illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine as the most prominent substances in fatal drug overdoses.”
–American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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