Posted on February 9th, 2012 by Rick Gulla
By Lynda Young President, Massachusetts Medical Society The Massachusetts Senate’s recent unanimous passage of a bill to expand the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program is well intentioned, addresses a serious and growing problem, but, like The Boston Globe editorial of February 8 that speaks to the issue, falls short of addressing the heart of the matter. [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by Rick Gulla
In a letter delivered today to state senators, MMS President Lynda Young, M.D. shared physician concerns on Senate 2122, An Act Relative to Prescription Drug Diversion, Abuse and Addiction, proposed legislation intended to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in the Commonwealth. Here is the text of her letter: The Massachusetts Medical Society [...]
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Posted on March 18th, 2011 by Frank Fortin
In 2009, nearly 22 million Americans aged 12 or older were current (past month) illicit drug users. This included seven million people who used a prescription drug non-medically. Yet many physicians fail to regularly ask patients about their drug use. Why should physicians and other health care providers regularly screen their patients for substance abuse? [...]
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