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Legal & Legislative Updates

• New Hampshire Investigates Opioid Marketing

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is looking into potentially misleading marketing claims by prescription opioid manufacturers that could ultimately result in lawsuits against the companies. The crux […]

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• Pharmacists Play Huge Role in Battling Rx Abuse

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recently underscored the importance of doctors and pharmacists working with law enforcement to combat drug abuse. She identified prescription drug monitoring as one […]

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• The Rising Heroin Epidemic

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), heroin is now the largest drug threat in the country. SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, found a […]

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• CDC Reports on Rx Painkillers and Abuse

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) Drug overdoses are the number one cause of injury-related fatalities in the U.S., with a majority of these due to abuse of prescription painkillers, stimulants and sedatives. The […]

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• Marijuana Research Made Easier

  (September 28, 2015)

  (Fall 2015) The Department of Health and Human Services dropped one of its regulatory mandates for those wishing to conduct studies on the medicinal qualities of marijuana. Researchers must still […]

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