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–American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Palm Beach PostA Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detective spent months investigating a West Palm Beach pediatrician who is accused ...
By Scott Hiaasen, The Miami HeraldNovember 19, 2009 A Broward County grand jury issued a damning report Thursday bemoaning the explosion ...
By January W. PaynePosted September 29, 2009Seeing a family member struggle with addiction to prescription painkillers can be tough, especially ...
In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday. Experts said ...
In 2008, over 300 drug overdose deaths were reported to Palm Beach County Florida law enforcement authorities. In approximately 85% of ...
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Legislation
County commissioners vote to ban new pain clinics for 1 yearBy 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 pain clinics while [...]
Nation
Parental AdviceBy 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 over. [...]
FLORIDA
Health official: State lawmakers must ‘take some action’ to curb growth of pain clinicsBy 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 significance of this [...]
Doctor Shopping
Fingerprints may be required at pain clinics in Delray BeachBy 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 patient was “doctor [...]
TOP NEWS!
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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