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DID YOU KNOW... There are as many new abusers of prescription drugs, age 12 to 17,as there are of marijuana?! Every day 2,500 teenagers use a prescription drug to get high for the first time. ...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:30 AM
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA Save money with generic prescription drugs
A trip to the doctor can be costly, but you can save money by using generic prescription drugs. So, what do you think of using generics to save money? https://www.bcbsnd.com/blueinsight/2012/02/15/h...
Posted on 2/15/12 at 4:38 PM
HEALTHBEAT Taking our medicine
Apparently even the promise of no co-payments isn't enough to entice some patients to take their medication. For those who missed it yesterday, a new study reported that when a group of heart attack ...
Posted on 11/15/11 at 11:52 AM
Former GF doctor to plead guilty 
A former physician who worked only a month in Grand Forks last year as a psychiatrist has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
By Herald Staff and Wire Report , October 27, 2010
States linking prescription databases to fight abuse
With federal money and prodding, states are being asked to sign onto an agreement allowing police, pharmacies and physicians to check suspicious prescription pill patterns from Nevada to North Carolina.
By Emery P. Dalesio , October 15, 2010
Minnesota turns in 4,000-plus pounds of drugs to DEA
Authorities say residents in the Twin Cities metro area turned in more than 4,240 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs at collection sites over the weekend.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2010
N.D. law protects small pharmacies from big-box stores
As national competitors such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Walgreen Co. fight to dominate the pharmacy market, small North Dakota drugstores are largely protected from that struggle. For almost five decades, a unique state law has required that pharmacists own or control most of the state’s pharmacies
By Dale Wetzel , September 25, 2010
Dorgan looks to finish line of his Senate term with ongoing projects
Walking through Byron Dorgan’s Senate office, there’s no obvious indication that in six months he’ll vacate those halls. As the North Dakota senator faces his final months as a lawmaker on Capitol Hill before retirement, he says he has a lengthy to-do list of projects he wants to accomplish, but he acknowledged that there’ll soon be slight signals of his forthcoming departure.
By Kristen M. Daum , July 03, 2010
N.Y. prosecutors: Ex-Miss Russia forged prescription
UPDATED 6:02 P.M.A former Miss Russia was charged today with forging a prescription for painkillers on a pad stolen from her psychiatrist’s office.
By Colleen Long , May 19, 2010
Authorities: Corey Haim's name on illegal prescription
The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.
By Anthony McCartney and Greg Risling , March 13, 2010
N.D. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem letter: Safe, secure drug disposal available in N.D.
North Dakota has taken steps to provide its residents with a safe and simple method to dispose of these unused drugs, helping to protect our state’s environment.
February 10, 2010
Coroner: Pneumonia, drugs killed Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy, the star of “Clueless” and “8 Mile,” died from pneumonia, with prescription drugs and anemia also playing a role, a coroner’s official said Thursday.
By Anthony McCartney , February 04, 2010
A pill to ease a type of mental retardation?
An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.
By Lauran Neergaard , February 01, 2010
Minnesota legislators seek new drug industry controls
The Minnesota Prescription Coalition wants a middle man to evaluate drug effectiveness and restrict gifts to doctors from drug and medical service companies.
By Associated Press , January 25, 2010
More states took in expired meds in 2009
A steel mailbox-sized bin in the lobby of a police department in northern Utah was full again, crammed with half-full prescription bottles, over-the-counter cold meds and even an odd topical cream from 1983.
By Mike Stark , January 19, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: Facebook threat ... Alleged robber cop was Marine ... Court workers charged ... more
Olmsted County sheriff’s deputies investigated a Facebook threat allegedly made by a teenager who they said planned to bring a gun to high school and shoot other students. Sgt. Scott Behrns said the 17-year-old Oronoco boy threatened a female classmate at Pine Island High School on the social Internet site and said he would kill her and a “few other students.”
By Associated Press/Forum Communications , January 09, 2010
Minnesota now tracks often-abused prescription drugs
Beginning Monday, pharmacies were required to report data on addictive drugs to the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program. By late March, doctors, dentists and pharmacists will be able to tap into the system to identify patients who get too many habit-forming medicines.
By Martiga Lohn , January 05, 2010
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