Robber Holds Up Pharmacy for Prescription Drugs
Robber holds up pharmacy for prescription drugs
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
The robber "displayed a handgun on his waist" and demanded prescription drugs from workers at Marble Works Pharmacy on Main Street around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, according to police. Police said the robber then fled the store. No one was injured in the …
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PBMs suggest ways to cut Medicare drug abuse
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Pope, in Brazil, Speaks Out Against Liberalization of Drug Use
Pope, in Brazil, speaks out against liberalization of drug use
Filed under: cocaine addiction help
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Pope Francis took an unequivocal stand yesterday against legalization as a means to fight drug addiction and criticized the trend in Latin America to decriminalize narcotics. In his first public address on the issue …
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Perry Clayman Project Opens New Drug Rehab Centre in Clapham to Provide …
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Eminem Admits He Nearly Died From Prescription Drug Abuse
Eminem Admits He Nearly Died From Prescription Drug Abuse
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Eminem has opened up about his brush with death due to prescription drug abuse. The rapper, now 40, reveals the harrowing details of his journey with addiction in a new documentary, “How To Make Money Selling Drugs” (produced …
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NJ report links corrupt doctors with drug abuse
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Response to TB Outbreak in South Carolina Raises Questions
Response to TB Outbreak in South Carolina Raises Questions
Filed under: free drug treatment centers
Some 53 of those children were infected with TB, including 10 who were diagnosed with an active form of the disease, meaning they had symptoms of TB that require lengthy drug treatment to cure. A person who is infected but doesn't have an active form …
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Andover family builds a home in tribute to son who died from prescription drug …
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Brazil : The Drama of Codependency
Brazil : The drama of codependency
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Behind every drug addict, at least four other people need treatment, according to Brazil's Federação de Amor-Exigente (FEAE), which brings together 920 support groups for the relatives of drug users in Brazil and its neighboring …
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The Record: Letters, Monday, July 15
Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment
Every day, it seems, newspaper articles in New Jersey describe the escalating use and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs across the state. It's being called a public … Many overdoses can be treated with swift medical intervention. It's critical …
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Health Officials Blame Heroin for Spike in Maryland Overdose Deaths
Health officials blame heroin for spike in Maryland overdose deaths
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The state is hosting education programs for medical workers treating people for opioid abuse; training individuals to administer naloxone, a prescription drug that can intervene with a person's ability to absorb heroin during an overdose; and …
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Novus Comments on Heroin Abuse Surge – Narcotic Replaces Rx Drugs
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