Heroin a Killer That Crosses All Lines

Heroin a killer that crosses all lines

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With an estimate of roughly 40,000 instances of heroin use by those age 12 and older in the past year, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ranks Pennsylvania as having the third highest heroin use in the nation behind …
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Pinning their hopes on a Penn gene therapy

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The treatment, developed at the University of Pennsylvania, has eradicated advanced blood cancers in mere weeks, and is being adapted to attack solid tumors including prostate, pancreatic, ovarian, and breast cancer. … "We've been to Children's …
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Plans to privatize psych jobs attacked

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A state workers union is criticizing a move by the Corbett administration to look at privatizing psychological services at the state's 27 correctional institutions and centers. "To privatize these … Susan McNaughton, a Department of Corrections …
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