Latest Drug Enforcement Administration Stories
SAN GERONIMO, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Virogen Inc. (OTC:VRNI), a holding company with specialties in data security and encryption technology, today announced the launch of its newest business unit, "The Cannabis Connection", which is intended to operate medicinal marijuana dispensaries in states that have legalized such operations, including California. With an estimated current annual value of approximately $120 billion (legal and illegal) and expected continued easing...
The all-day "Finding Common Ground in the Gray Zones" workshop is a collaborative effort between San Francisco Health Plan, San Francisco Department of Public Health and San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium that will be held Thursday, May 2nd SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), a community health plan serving over 80,000 San Francisco residents, is hosting a workshop to help doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers treat chronic...
At Home Drug Testing Kit Available to Consumers at Walgreens and Used By Law Enforcement Agencies Worldwide NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 5WPR, a leading U.S. PR Firm, today announced the addition of IDenta Corp (OTC Pink: IDTA) to its diverse roster of consumer clients. A worldwide leader in forensics products, IDenta Corp has created a breakthrough drug detection kit used by law enforcement agencies worldwide. Based on proven field tests, IDenta Touch & Know...
DETROIT, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network continue to support the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day - the first of two this year - being held on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Michigan residents will be encouraged to drop off unwanted prescription medicine at designated locations around the state. "Each Take-Back Day serves as a platform to talk about the dangers of...
Narcotics Still Remain Highest Cost Therapy Class; Comprehensive Fraud, Waste and Abuse Program Key to Reducing Waste ST. LOUIS, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts' (NASDAQ: ESRX) industry-leading prescription management programs drove down utilization of prescription drugs for workers' compensation payers last year even though overall drug trend rose, according to new research released today in the Express Scripts 2012 Workers' Compensation Drug Trend Report....
April 27 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day HARRISBURG, Pa., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police will accept unwanted, expired and unused prescription drugs Saturday, April 27, as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. "The 'Drug Take-Back Program' aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the general public about the...
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Based on its more than 20-year history of training communities to address substance abuse and its associated problems, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has formed a new partnership with Italy's Department for Antidrug Policies to begin building community anti-drug coalitions in two major cities - Rome and Bologna. These coalitions will use CADCA's evidence-based community problem-solving model to reduce substance...
Narconon East US Executive Director, Yvonne Rodgers, attended the 2013 National RX Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando Florida to discuss creating a coordinated effort to handle the national prescription drug abuse epidemic. Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 Narconon East US Executive Director, Yvonne Rodgers was one of nearly 900 attendees at the 2013 National RX Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, FL this week. Representatives from national, state and local government agencies, community...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new report by CNET says that Apple's iMessage chat service is completely safe from eavesdropping by the feds. CNET obtained an internal document from the Drug Enforcement Administration that discusses a February 2013 criminal investigation and warns that Apple's encryption technology makes it impossible to intercept iMessages between two Apple devices. The encrypted service makes it hard for police attempting to conduct...
Will Offer Solutions to Addressing this Public Health Crisis WASHINGTON, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Research shows that prescription painkiller abuse and misuse cost insurers $72.5 billion - largely associated with emergency room visits, rehabilitation, and related health problems, as well as the costs for the desired medications. In addition, according to the Clinical Journal of Pain, prescription drug abuse cost our nation $42 billion in lost productivity and...
