Prescription Drug Abuse
Representatives of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the White House, the pharmaceutical industry, and others talked about prescription d… read more
Representatives of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the White House, the pharmaceutical industry, and others talked about prescription drug abuse. Topics included “diversion” of pharmaceuticals such as opiate painkillers, sources, public policy issues, education, prevention, and teen drug abuse. They talked about the prevalent myth among young people that pharmaceuticals are safer than street drugs. close
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H. "Westley" Westley Clark M.D. Director Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration->Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
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Joseph T. Rannazzisi Deputy Assistant Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration->Office of Diversion Control
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