Drug Abuse

Wachtmann's bill would tally Ohio's addicted newborns
Other drug bills heard yesterday would require hospices to track medications and dispose of them when they're no longer needed, prohibit a doctor from prescribing certain drugs to treat opioid addiction unless the patient is getting behavioral …
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Bullock applauds new addiction treatment center in Butte
… inpatient treatment center for alcohol and drug addiction administered by the state, but officials say its layout, rooms and amenities will be more conducive to treatment. Patients are screened and referred to that level of care by licensed …
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Addiction and recovery gives Kapulsky a new perspective
She was also a heroin addict. Kapulsky's story has a happy ending, but there's plenty of ugliness before that. Kapulsky, who lives in Concord Township, said the divorce was particularly bitter with her ex-husband saying she would never find another man …
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