To Cut Abuse, FDA Is Altering Painkiller Label Rules

To Cut Abuse, FDA Is Altering Painkiller Label Rules

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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced changes to the labeling requirements for long-acting painkillers, in a further effort to curb prescription drug abuse, which has been on the rise in recent years. Agency officials said …
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Fitting the pieces together for local vets

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If veterans are being contacted by law enforcement due to their combat experience and the co-occurence of a substance abuse disorder, Lewis believes they deserve help. Local law enforcement attempts to identify veterans and offer mental health …
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Billy Bob Thornton discusses Georgia-made “Jayne Mansfield's Car”

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There's drug abuse, simmering family bitterness, wounds seen and unseen. Plus the car Mansfield … Two of his sons, played by Thornton and Kevin Bacon, are veterans who came back from the battlefield scarred inside and out. A third straight-arrow son, …
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