Endo Health to Pay $192.7M in Gov't Settlement
Endo Health to Pay 2.7M in Gov't Settlement
[rewrite]Endo Health will pay almost $ 193 million to resolve claims that it improperly marketed the shingles treatment Lidoderm for unapproved uses like treating lower back pain. The Malvern, Pa., drugmaker will pay $ 171.9 million in civil false claims …[/rewrite]
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As heroin problems surge, states expand access to overdose reversal drug (+ …
[rewrite]Bills to expand access to a drug reversing heroin overdoses passed in two state Senates this week, in what appears to be a national rush to tackle a heroin addiction problem whose abysmal toll on communities, from sleepy New England villages to high …[/rewrite]
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Editorial: Don't Expect Pa. Pols to Be Tempted by Pot of Gold
Editorial: Don't expect Pa. pols to be tempted by pot of gold
[rewrite]In Washington state, where recreational marijuana was legalized in 2012, budget forecasters are expecting similar results. Although retail sales won't begin for a few … there are downsides to legalized weed. That's why they're planning to use some of …[/rewrite]
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Toomey, Hickton highlight toll of prescription drug addiction in Washington County
[rewrite]And it's stunning,” the Republican said in Washington at a roundtable discussion with other elected officials, law enforcement and addiction treatment and medical specialists. “We have to solve this … Nationally, drugs — both prescribed and illicit …[/rewrite]
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Editorial: Most Floridians Have Made Up Their Mind
Editorial: Most Floridians have made up their mind
[rewrite]A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in November showed 82 percent of Floridians back allowing adults to use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes the drug. Just 16 percent of voters opposed marijuana for medical use. Yet there is …[/rewrite]
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FSU Researchers: Non-Addictive ADHD Drug on Horizon
[rewrite]Pradeep Bhide, Ph.D. and Jin Min Zheu, Ph.D., researchers at Florida State University, are working on a new drug that they say can treat ADHD without the addictive side effects. Dr. Bhide says, "We believe we have discovered potentially a new …[/rewrite]
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Addiction Rehabilitation Center Union New Jersey
Addiction Rehabilitation Center Union New Jersey — http://newjerseyaddictionnetwork.com/ -To ensure that the intervention doesn’t get interpreted as a hostile ceremony aimed at shaming the addict it is import…
Alcohol & Drug Rehab Portland Launches Updated Program To Help Individuals …
[rewrite]Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 05, 2014. A Portland alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that an updated program to help adults and adolescents end their drug addiction is now available through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Data from the …[/rewrite]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Highlights Need for New Addiction Treatment …
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Highlights Need for New Addiction Treatment …
[rewrite]Addiction Treatment PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 11, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Addiction experts are speaking out over Philip Seymour Hoffman's probable overdose death as a tragedy that could have been prevented. But according to Scott …[/rewrite]
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Frank Denton: Melissa Ann Jernigan the face of a broken system
[rewrite]A 2010 study by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs' Association estimated that 40 percent of the seriously mentally ill have been in jail or prison at least once in their lives. Florida has almost five times more seriously mentally …[/rewrite]
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Recovery Advocates Addiction Treatment Center
recovery advocates addiction treatment center — This is the psycho-educational addiction and mental wellness recovery system available 24/7. It offers tools whether or not that you are usually the one figh…
Human services chief: Bulk of county's violent crime linked to addictions
[rewrite]Nearly all violent crime in Westmoreland County is drug-related, and it costs taxpayers millions of dollars, according to the county's human services director. The national epidemic of drug abuse should be treated as a public health issue rather than a …[/rewrite]
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