drug abuse
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On National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Brown Visits Zanesville Take-Back Site To Encourage Muskingum County Residents To Safely Dispose Of Unused Medications
ZANESVILLE, OH - As part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited the Zanesville prescription “take-back” site, urging Muskingum County residents to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs. Brown was joined by Health Commissioner Corey Hamilton and St...…Read More
Posted on 9/29/2012 | -
At Drug Diversion Summit, Sen. Brown, Dir. Of National Drug Control Policy Announce New Tactical Diversion Squad Combating Prescription Drug Abuse And Trafficking Across Northern Ohio
CLEVELAND, OH-At a drug diversion summit in Cleveland today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Gil Kerlikowske, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, announced a newly-operational federal Tactical Diversion Squad (TDS) to combat pain pill trafficking across Northern Ohio. Tactical diver...…Read More
Posted on 5/14/2012 | -
Following Release Of National Drug Control Strategy, Brown Calls On Senate To Pass Medicaid Lock-In Bill
Following the White House’s release of 2012 National Drug Control Strategy today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on his colleagues to pass his legislation to create a national Medicaid Lock-In program to crack down on prescription drug abuse, including pill mills, “d...…Read More
Posted on 4/17/2012 |