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Recent information on the prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NUPS) at the school-level among US secondary school students is limited....
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- Prescription Drugs, Stimulants, Teen
- Research
Recent information on the prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NUPS) at the school-level among US secondary school students is limited....
Topics:
- Prescription Drugs, Stimulants, Teen
- Public Safety Alert
Last year, the DEA issued a Public Safety Alert on the widespread drug trafficking of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills in American communities. These pills are largely made by two Mexican...
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- DEA, Fentanyl
- Research
This national report covers key indicators of behavioral health. Other topics included in the 2014 NSDUH are being published separately as data reviews. These data reviews cover national trends in...
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- SAMHSA, SUD
- Report
More than 131 million people — 66 percent of all adults in the United States — use prescription drugs. Utilization is particularly high for older people and those with chronic...
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- Prescription Drugs
- Report
Pharmacies are often the most accessible health care provider for millions of Americans, with most Americans living within five miles of a pharmacy....
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- Pharmacy
- Report
The prevalence of unused medications in homes has dramatically increased in recent decades, which has resulted in medication wastage. The aim of this study is to review the prevalence of...
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- Drug Disposal
- Research
Many hospitals or health care facilities have faced financial difficulties and thus they have attempted to find cost-effective treatment and disposal methods of their regulated medical wastes (RMWs). This study...
Topics:
- Medical Waste
- Report
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage,...
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- Pharmacy
- Report
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage,...
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- Pharmacy
- Research
The objective of this study was twofold. First, to update and estimate the economic burden of opioid use disorder (OUD) to the U.S. from the perspectives of the healthcare sector,...
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- Cost, Cost of Opioids, Opioids, SUD
- Blog Article
Commissioned by Covanta and conducted by OnePoll in advance of the next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in April, the study found nearly two-thirds (63%) of those surveyed dispose...
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- Cost, Cost of Opioids, Opioids, SUD