Miami Heat Dwyane Wade: Basketball Star's Book 'a Father First' Addresses …
Miami Heat Dwyane Wade: Basketball star's book 'A Father First' addresses …
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But her son's new book, "A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball," offers his perspective on her drug use for the first time. His mother says … "My precious boy saw me with the needle in my arm," she said from Chicago. "There were a …
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Lake County task force gets grant to target youth drinking, drug use
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She added that prescription drug use is often a precursor to heroin use, which is a significant problem among young adults in the Chicago suburbs. “Efforts to keep our youth drug-free are critical to healthy and safe communities,” said Mundelein Police …
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Chicago Shootings: At Least 6 Killed, 23 Wounded In Weekend Gun Violnce
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The police net was cast wide but focused across 10 Chicago police districts on the south and west sides, areas known for gun violence, and gang drug activity. Police point to drugs and gang members being behind this weekend's latest round of violence.
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Chicago’s Best Ideas: “Clinical Trials on Trial: How Should the FDA Do Its Job?” – One of the major functions of the FDA is to check new drugs for their safety and effectiveness. The chief tool for doing this has been the double-blind clinical trial. Over the past 20 years ago, the requirements for these trials have become ever more stringent, reducing the probability that new chemical entities will be approved, delaying their onset into the market, and increasing their costs. The FDA claims that these stark measures are needed to discharge its chief function of consumer protection. In this talk, Professor Epstein disputes that contention, to argue that many of the FDA standards are analytically unsound and socially counterproductive. The constant demand for compassionate exemptions on the one hand, and widespread off-label use of approved drugs are clear signs that the current system is out of whack and in need of serious recalibration.