Information on Quality Can Help You Better Compare Medicare Plans
Information on quality can help you better compare Medicare plans
[rewrite]The system helps people compare Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans so they have information they need to choose a higher quality plan and better health care. It's especially useful … People should use the star ratings in several ways …[/rewrite]
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Middle Eastern Dance 2012 Part2 — Part 2 of the June 2012 Workshop at Ford City Library. Teens from across the county assembled at the library for a week of instruction and activities in anim…
Parkinson's Drugs Trigger Addictions
Parkinson's drugs trigger addictions
[rewrite]Picture: News Limited Source: News Corp Australia. ALMOST one in 10 Parkinson's disease patients will develop compulsive disorders, such as problem gambling, addictive shopping, heightened sexual activity and overeating, as a side-effect of prescribed …[/rewrite]
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Report: Prescription drug abuse in San Diego region has climbed over the past …
[rewrite]In 2008, local authorities formed a task force to try and address the growing problem. So far, they have collected nearly five and a half tons of prescription drugs and although they have gotten those off the street, the number of admissions into …[/rewrite]
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How Can I Get Treatment for Drug Dependency?
Question by Big Bob: How can I get treatment for drug dependency?
[rewrite]Hi. I was just weighing my options for how to deal with my drug problem. I work random 1st and 2nd shifts so inpatient rehab is out of the question, and because of the 1st and 2nd shift switching I couldn’t make every intensive outpatient meeting. I am not quite sure how to handle this. It is very hard for me to just stop using drugs by myself. I would probably go to rehab but I just started this new job I went to school for. Is there any other ways I can get help?
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2 E. Ind. Docs, Assistant Arrested on Drug Charges
2 E. Ind. docs, assistant arrested on drug charges
[rewrite]"Overprescribing of powerful opiate painkillers across our state has contributed in part to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Indiana and fueled addiction at the expense of patients' safety and health," Attorney General Greg Zoeller said in a …[/rewrite]
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Kosciusko To Begin Drug Court Program
[rewrite]In the last 20 years, one of the most dramatic developments in the movement to reduce substance abuse among the U.S. criminal justice population has been the spread of drug courts across the country. Recently, the Indiana criminal justice system has …[/rewrite]
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Americans See US Losing Ground Against Mental Illness, Prescription Drug Abuse
Americans see US losing ground against mental illness, prescription drug abuse
[rewrite]FT_Public_Health Four decades after President Nixon declared “war on cancer,” the public still is not ready to declare victory, but many believe progress is being made. But that is not the case with two other public health challenges — prescription …[/rewrite]
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MISSOULIAN EDITORIAL: Take pledge: Stop prescription drug abuse
[rewrite]Earlier this year the Missoulian ran a series of stories titled “Prescription for Addiction.” In one of those stories, a local parent who saw two of her sons struggle through prescription drug addiction wondered aloud why there isn't a big campaign …[/rewrite]
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