Clamping Down on Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Clamping down on prescription painkiller abuse
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William Cope Moyers, a vice-president of the Hazelden Foundation, a drug treatment facility, said: "We are the most overly-prescribed nation in the world." He said doctors need better education on the risks of addiction and non-narcotic options for …
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New drug for Hodgkin's lymphoma gives Amherstburg patient new hope
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Theft Suspect Admits to Sufficient Facts
Theft suspect admits to sufficient facts
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While on probation, Galvin, who takes medication for ADHD, must continue with counseling, submit to a drug abuse evaluation and treatment. McCallum opted for a continued without a finding, verses the guilty finding requested by prosecutors, because she …
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NIH study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening
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Lawmakers Must Continue Criminal Justice Reforms
Lawmakers must continue criminal justice reforms
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The judge would determine whether the offender would go to a residential facility, which could be the state's six month secure Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities (SAFPFs), or day treatment, or a combination of both. If “three hots and a cot …
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A drug addiction treatment centre recall inmate died in public hospital
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Fall in UK Crime Rate Baffles Experts
Fall in UK crime rate baffles experts
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Professor Mike Hough, who was in the team that started the Home Office's then British crime survey in the early 1980s, says the fact that both the key yardsticks – the official crime survey and the police statistics – point in the same direction …
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Walmart jobs plan calls attention to vets' plight, but for some it's not an …
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Doctors Warn of Energy Drink Health Risks
Doctors Warn of Energy Drink Health Risks
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Writing in the latest online issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Kent Sepkowitz, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, said the lack of disclosure about caffeine levels in the drinks needs to be addressed. “Product …
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A Counter-Proposal to the NRA: Stay Out of Our Schools
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