Clamping Down on Prescription Painkiller Abuse

Published February 8, 2013

Clamping down on prescription painkiller abuse

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

William Cope Moyers, a vice-president of the Hazelden Foundation, a drug treatment facility, said: "We are the most overly-prescribed nation in the world." He said doctors need better education on the risks of addiction and non-narcotic options for …
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New drug for Hodgkin's lymphoma gives Amherstburg patient new hope

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But a newly-approved drug could be the answer for the 22-year-old Amherstburg university student. In fact, even though he's only partway through the new treatment, his latest PET scan did not detect any cancer cells. He still has all his hair and the …
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Exclusive: Police who allowed 'supergrass' drink, drugs and sex

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The police conduct surrounding the treatment of supergrass Karl Chapman in the late 1990s was the subject of withering criticism from the Supreme Court when the reasons for quashing the murder convictions of Paul Maxwell and Danny Mansell for the …
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