Mitchell Calls for Mandatory Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients, Lawmakers
Mitchell calls for mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients, lawmakers
Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse
Mitchell has filed legislation that would require substance abuse testing as a condition for filing nomination papers for the office of State Representative or State Senator. House Bill 174 would also require drug testing of welfare recipients. People …
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Drug database not set up in Wisconsin
Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse
Weekly Washington Healthcare Update
Weekly Washington healthcare update
Filed under: Illinois Drug Rehab Centers
After a year of physical therapy and rehabilitation following his stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) climbed the Capitol steps last week under his own power to kick off the 113th Congress. Kirk, a moderate currently serving his first term in the Senate, is …
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Suffocation, Abuse Named Leading Causes of Death in Illinois Children
Suffocation, abuse named leading causes of death in Illinois children
Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse
Child deaths increased in 2012 in the state of Illinois, with suffocation as the leading cause, according to analysis by the Department of Children and Family Services. Ninety children died in 2012 as a result of neglect or abuse, and more than 60 …
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Teacher's lawyer says sex accuser 'gaming system'
Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse
Before and After Roe v. Wade
Before and after Roe v. Wade
Filed under: Illinois Drug Use
Abortion was legal under common law in the United States leading up to the 19th century, says Leslie Reagan, professor of history and law at the University of Illinois and author of "When Abortion was a Crime." Early laws only prohibited the use of …
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There's a chip for that?
Filed under: Illinois Drug Use
There isn't such a thing," said Lin, a professor of bioengineering and electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "Frequencies must be generated not imprinted." Decrease your exposure. The Food and Drug Administration has not …
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Brazilian Crack Addicts to Be Forcibly Committed
Brazilian crack addicts to be forcibly committed
Filed under: Illinois Drug Rehab Centers
SAO PAULO (AP) – Officials in Brazil's most populous state say they will start forcing adult crack addicts to go to rehabilitation centers in an effort to curb growing use of the drug. The Sao Paulo state plan was announced Thursday and is scheduled to …
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Multiple Sclerosis Drug May One Day Treat Colorectal Cancer
Filed under: Illinois Drug Rehab Centers
IL: Medical Marijuana Will Have to Wait for Now
IL: Medical Marijuana Will Have to Wait for Now
Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse
Some Republicans in the Illinois House said they opposed legalizing medical marijuana because it could be a “gateway drug” to abuse of other illegal substances. Democrat Rep. Lou Lang, sponsor of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot …
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Alton Logan Christina Eilman Police Settlement: City Could Pay Budget-Busting …
Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse