National Institute on Drug Abuse

Safe Prescribing Medical Education

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00March 27th, 2013|General|

The number of prescriptions filled for opioid pain relievers has increased dramatically along with deaths from overdoses from painkillers (more than 1000 in AZ last year), leading the CDC to identify prescription drug abuse a problem of "epidemic" proportions. To better equip physicians against this crisis, the National Institute on Drug Abuse offers two free online [...]

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Drug Facts Week

By azdhs-admin|2011-11-01T09:20:06-07:00November 1st, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Prevention|

Teens and drug experts across the land will connect for the 2nd annual National Drug Facts Week this week. The week-long event is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)- and brings together teens and scientific experts in community events across the country to discuss scientific facts about drug abuse- including prescription drug [...]

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