STATE: Safes to Thwart Paramedic Drug Abuse

Published October 27, 2013

STATE: Safes to thwart paramedic drug abuse

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The audit, seen by The Saturday Age, found the quantity of so-called schedule 8 drugs – which are seen as having a ''high potential'' for abuse and addiction – exceeded the maximum amount allowed in nine out of 16 branches audited, by an average of 40 …
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Fighting the Drug Abuse Epidemic

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Zanesville as part of a state initiative to prevent addiction and reduce drug abuse in all 88 counties. "It's very … DeWine said his office, the governor, police, cannot solve the problem without local …
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Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment

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For best viewing, click the bottom right corner for full screen. Rates of substance abuse treatment increased when states enacted so-called parity legislation barring insurers from limiting coverage of it more strictly than for other conditions …
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