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Under Fire, Zohydro Maker Touts Drug Safety Board
Under fire, Zohydro maker touts drug safety board
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of criticism over its recently launched painkiller Zohydro, the maker of the powerful narcotic is highlighting an unusual oversight board that it's assembled to try and prevent abuse of the drug. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Experts question independence of expert board that oversees safety of Zohydro painkiller
WASHINGTON — After months of criticism over its recently launched painkiller Zohydro, the maker of the powerful narcotic is highlighting an unusual oversight board that it's assembled to try and prevent abuse of the drug. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Marijuana, Prescription Drugs Pose Greatest Threat to Adolescent Men
In recent months, there has been a growing conversation about marijuana use. Should it be legalized for recreational use or is it a "gateway" drug to more addictive substances? A recent CNN story … Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Vermont Fights Drug Crimes With Treatment, Not Jail
Vermont fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
Vermont State Police confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana during a 2011 traffic stop in Rutland. / Free Press file By the numbers Vermont lawmakers are poised to adopt sweeping standards for a statewide diversion program to get some offenders into drug treatment and out of the judicial system. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Report: Opiate Abuse Is 'No. 1 Health Care Crisis Confronting NJ'
Report: Opiate abuse is 'No. 1 health care crisis confronting NJ'
A new report says state lawmakers should work with insurance companies to break down barriers that prevent people from getting treatment for heroin and prescription drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Vermont fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
Vermont State Police confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana during a 2011 traffic stop in Rutland. / Free Press file By the numbers Vermont lawmakers are poised to adopt sweeping standards for a statewide diversion program to get some offenders into drug treatment and out of the judicial system. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Vermont Fights Drug Crimes With Treatment, Not Jail
Vermont fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
Vermont State Police confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana during a 2011 traffic stop in Rutland. / Free Press file By the numbers Vermont lawmakers are poised to adopt sweeping standards for a statewide diversion program to get some offenders into drug treatment and out of the judicial system. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Junior League of Birmingham Panel Discusses Teen Suicide, Causes, Prevention
Junior League of Birmingham panel discusses teen suicide, causes, prevention
… including biological and psychological factors. Social problems, depression, academic and parental pressure, relationship issues and societal expectations are just a few things that can contribute to teen suicide. … In addition to mental health …
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FDA Chief Defends Zohydro as Criticism Intensifies
Her agency has been under fire for clearing the drug since December, amid concerns from lawmakers, addiction specialists and others that the drug will exacerbate the national epidemic of prescription drug abuse. Zohydro is the first single-ingredient …
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UPDATE Affidavit: OPD officer groped third detained women
Odessa police officer Salvador Becerra remained in jail Friday as a third woman came forward to report he groped her during a traffic stop in the past month, prompting Texas Rangers to add a third state felony charge that the abuse violated their civil …
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Jack Conway | Treating Drug Abuse Essential – the Courier-Journal
Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential – The Courier-Journal
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Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential
The Courier-Journal When I was elected your attorney general six years ago, I made stopping prescription drug abuse one of my top priorities. I created Kentucky's first statewide prescription drug task force and helped craft landmark legislation that has shut down half of … Major Money Marked for Addiction Treatment in Kentucky |
Drug-abuse counselor dies 5 years after neighbor’s meth-lab fire – Tulsa World
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Drug–abuse counselor dies 5 years after neighbor's meth-lab fire
Tulsa World Nikki Cain, a former Tulsa substance–abuse counselor who was left brain-damaged from a meth lab fire at her apartment complex in 2009, died Jan. 6. She was 60. Courtesy. Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:00 am. Drug–abuse counselor dies 5 … Attleboro man arrested in drug raid of his house Routine traffic stop leads to drug arrests |