Suboxone, an Addiction Treatment Drug, Seeps Into Ohio Prisons as Contraband

Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband

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Dr. Gregory Collins is an addiction psychiatrist at the Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Center at the Cleveland Clinic at Lutheran Hospital and the section head of the center. He said prisons in the future need to re-examine policies regarding Suboxone. He …
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Denver council OKs bill that sets marijuana rules, regulations

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Similar buffering to the medical marijuana laws will be in effect with no dispensaries allowed within 1,000 feet of a school, child care center, another marijuana facility and drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Michael Elliott, director of the …
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California Lawmakers Order Audit of Taxpayer-Funded Drug Rehab Program

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The review was spurred by Rehab Racket, a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN that found widespread forgery and fabrication at alcohol and drug counseling clinics, as well as wide gaps in state and county oversight.
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