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Drug Abuse: McLeod championed drug treatment, sex ed
Dr. Jonnie McLeod, a pioneering pediatrician who shaped drug-abuse treatment and sex education in Charlotte, died Tuesday after a stroke. She was 87.
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Drug Abuse: Student pleads guilty in Columbia Univ. drug case
A Columbia University junior at the heart of a drug takedown at the Ivy League school agreed Tuesday to go to jail for selling cocaine, while four fellow students pressed a court to give them a shot at treatment instead of time behind bars.
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Drug Abuse: Expand veterans drug courts, senators told – Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Navy Times
Actor Martin Sheen pressed Congress on Tuesday to authorize the $ 88.7 million needed to fund veterans drug treatment courts in 2012, and urged lawmakers to keep expanding both civilian drug courts and those set up specifically to help veterans struggling with substance abuse.
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Drug Addiction: Betty Ford family heads to Grand Rapids
Authorities say an explosion at a weekend campfire in the Upper Peninsula left … A 69-year-old western Michigan woman has died after a 100-pound deer smashed …
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Drug Addiction: Residency programs give boost to addiction medicine
10 medical schools, including Boston University Medical Center, have just introduced the first accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, in which doctors who have completed medical school and a primary residency will spend a year studying the relationship between addiction and brain chemistry.
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Drug Abuse: The Drug EFFEXOR will bring you to your knees

The drug Effexor is an anti-depressent that is used for headaches, arthritis, anxiety and panic attacks. Coming off this drug will almost kill you. The side effect are horrible.
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Drug Abuse: Feds: No One Is Outside Marijuana Laws
The federal memo has medical marijuana advocates feeling betrayed by the Obama administration, which had been linked with hopes for leniency in the war on drugs.
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Drug Abuse: RI mulls school for students with drug problems
Rhode Island would create a special high school for students struggling with substance abuse under legislation awaiting a signature from Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY’-fee).
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Drug Addiction: Maine law addresses methadone use by truckers
Gov. Paul LePage faces a stack of bills he must decide whether he will sign, but one he’s sure to put his name on will make it a crime to drive a large commercial vehicle while on methadone.
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Drug Addiction: Maine law addresses methadone use
AUGUSTA , Maine — Gov. Paul LePage faces a stack of bills he must decide whether he will sign, but one he’s sure to put his name on will make it a crime to drive a large commercial vehicle while on methadone.
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Drug Addiction: Armenia, CSTO to strengthen cooperation in defence industry
Artur Baghdasaryan and Nikolai Bordyuzha discussed struggle against drug trafficking and drug addiction at Yerevan meeting.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Dental Role in Painkiller Abuse – PsychCentral.com

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Dental Role in Painkiller Abuse PsychCentral.com These leftover tablets — accumulated from various sources, not just dentists — that are often left in closets across the country are the primary source for prescription drug use initiation for children and adolescents.” New federal policy is directed … Group urges dentists to exercise caution when prescribing opioidsDentalPlans.com all 2 news articles »

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Gov. Scott turns to Web, robocalls to boost image in Florida
Gov. Scott turns to Web, robocalls to boost image in Florida
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Drug Addiction: Keighley lottery winner set up drugs factory at home – Bradford Telegraph Argus
A lottery winner who ran a home-made drugs supply network because she feared her friends could die from deadly street deals has been spared prison so she can help to rehabilitate young addicts. Wealthy Maxine Holmes manufactured a big stash of the “date …
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Drug Addiction: Psychiatric drug sought on streets
Seroquel debuted 12 years ago as a novel drug for adult patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a powerful pill that would help stabilize their emotional lives. Psychiatrists began prescribing these tablets to others – children with serious mental illnesses and adults with anxiety or depression.
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