Rx Misuse Significantly Increasing in Bay Area, Experts Say
During a regional summit on Wednesday, public health officials, substance misuse experts and law enforcement officials said that misuse of prescription drugs has significantly increased in the San Francisco Bay Area. Officials noted that health care providers often do not check a statewide database of patients' prescription history before prescribing such medications.
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