Illinois Medicaid, Manufacturer Settle Suit Over Premature Birth Drug
Illinois Medicaid, manufacturer settle suit over premature birth drug
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St. Louis-based KV Pharmaceutical Co. sued the head of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in August in U.S. District Court in Chicago, alleging the department was unfairly blocking Medicaid patients' access to Makena. Makena is …
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A door opens for homeless women
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A Chunky History of Peanut Butter
A Chunky History of Peanut Butter
Filed under: drug addiction help in michigan
In a 1981 essay titled “In the Thrall of an Addiction,” Buckley recalled that his British schoolmates “grabbed instinctively for the grapefruit—but one after another actually spit out the peanut butter.” No wonder, he sneered, “they needed help to win …
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Holland mother reveals painkiller addiction, Toledo doctor takes stand against …
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Baby Faith Has a Drug Habit to Kick
Baby Faith has a drug habit to kick
Filed under: drug addiction stories
Read Ruth Lamperd's extraordinary story of the battle to save a tiny girl born addicted to drugs. FAITH jittered and cried. Dark smudges circled her eyes. Her scrawny arms and legs pumped the air. She squirmed against the sheets of her humidicrib …
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Duluth Drug Court: 10 Years
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Two Journeys Back From Heroin Addiction
Two journeys back from heroin addiction
Filed under: Drug Rehabs Chicago
When their sources of prescription drugs run dry, experts say some people feed the addiction by turning to heroin because it's relatively cheap and plentiful. Officials say heroin has claimed approximately 500 lives in the St. Louis region in the past …
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Becker's Hospital Review Annual CEO Strategy Roundtable: 11 Leaders …
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NH Doctors Have New Tool to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
NH doctors have new tool to fight prescription drug abuse
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Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers and demand for treatment of opioid addiction have more than quadrupled in the last 10 years, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. Members of the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug …
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Providers work hard to stay ahead of heroin epidemic
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Celebrity Rehab: 5 Stars Who Sought Treatment for Addiction Post-Split
Celebrity Rehab: 5 Stars Who Sought Treatment For Addiction Post-Split
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The next week, Spears entered Promises — a Malibu residential rehab center that <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/slideshow/inside-promises-celebrity-rehab-13038949">caters to the stars</a> — for a month-long stay in which she reportedly …
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Nine Network hosts town hall on heroin addiction among young people
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