GOP Gov. Rick Scott Raising Big Bucks With Founder of Abusive Teen Boot …
GOP Gov. Rick Scott Raising Big Bucks With Founder of Abusive Teen Boot …
[rewrite]In the 17 years that it operated drug treatment centers, Straight Inc. was plagued by news reports and at least one civil suit claiming that its staff kidnapped its adult patients and mentally, physically, and sexually abused their underage charges …[/rewrite]
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Medical Marijuana User Sues NJ Transit For Denying Him A Job
[rewrite]He was denied the job and sent to rehab. According to the … Supreme courts in states like California, Washington, Oregon and Colorado, which have legalized medical marijuana, have previously ruled against exempting registered users from drug testing.[/rewrite]
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Heroin-Related Deaths Rising in Minnesota
Heroin-related deaths rising in Minnesota
[rewrite]In 2012, heroin users made up 8.8 percent of all people admitted to drug treatment centers, up from 1.3 percent in 1993. The majority of those seeking treatment for heroin ranged from ages 25 to 44. SOLUTIONS: Minnesota launched a statewide strategy to …[/rewrite]
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
[rewrite]FILE – This May 1999 file photo provided by the DEA shows a circa 1900 Bayer aspirin advertisement featuring heroin as an ingredient, part of an exhibit at the new Drug Enforcement Administration Museum and Visitors Center in Arlington, Va. Heroin …[/rewrite]
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Va. Firm Wins FDA Approval for Overdose Treatment
Va. firm wins FDA approval for overdose treatment
[rewrite]RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond-based company has received federal approval for a drug treatment that reverses the effects of pain medicine or heroin overdose. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1lFCyom ), the U.S. Food and Drug …[/rewrite]
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Drugging America's Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets …
[rewrite]We look at challenges faced by U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with investigative reporter Aaron Glantz, who has spent more than a decade covering the Iraq War and the treatment veterans receive when they come home. This week, The …[/rewrite]
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Edwards Valve Outperforms Medtronic's in First Comparison (1)
Edwards Valve Outperforms Medtronic's in First Comparison (1)
[rewrite]One in three patients can't tolerate open-heart surgery, even though they carry a 50 percent mortality rate at one year without treatment. The German study of 241 … which funded the study. Minneapolis-based Medtronic (MDT:US)rose (MDT:US) 2.1 percent …[/rewrite]
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State plans for dual-eligibles face tough challenges
[rewrite]Many duals under age 65 have multiple chronic health conditions, including mental-health and substance-abuse issues, or physical or developmental disabilities. Some are homeless, while others live in residential care facilities. Often the healthcare …[/rewrite]
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Hoosiers Help Preserve Medicare Part D
GUEST COMMENTARY: Hoosiers help preserve Medicare Part D
[rewrite]Despite the well-documented success of the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, a rule proposed earlier this year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would have negatively impacted Part D – jeopardizing access to needed medicines and …[/rewrite]
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Irsay's arrest is the latest glimpse at his battle with addiction
[rewrite]Retired detective Irene Conder told The Star in a June 2003 interview the league offered to help Irsay get the proper treatment for his possible addiction in the mid-1990s, but he refused. “I went to the Colts training complex with a physician who is …[/rewrite]
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Introducing HENE
Introducing HENE —
Mountain Valley and Baker Valley Treatment Centers Merge
[rewrite]Greg Vogel, Executive Director of the Mountain Valley Treatment Center (MVTC) in Pike, NH, is pleased to announce that it is merging with the Baker Valley Treatment Center (BVTC) in nearby Warren, NH. In addition to combining human resources to create …[/rewrite]
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OP ED: Marijuana, as the Next Big Tobacco, Risks Disaster
[rewrite]NH's heroin deaths have doubled this year; authorities now report having one heroin overdose every 3 days. In February, the … Open up the psych wards, treatment centers, and assisted living beds America, and watch your social and public school costs …[/rewrite]
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