Real Pilots Laugh at 'Flight'

Real Pilots Laugh At 'Flight'

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[SPOILER ALERT: This article reviews certain plot lines and details.] … I will remind you that pilots are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, and I should also note that simply because a pilot is battling a substance-abuse problem, that does …
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Rachel Maddow Draws Parallels Between Marijuana Legalization In Colorado …

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Instead, she took a careful look at booze laws and the end of alcohol prohibition, drawing several parallels to Colorado and Washington's ending of marijuana prohibition in their states and the unknown drug policy world the United States has just …
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Drug companies and doctors are starting to tackle pain as an ailment in its …

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Unfortunately for those wracked by chronic pain, drug companies – frustrated by the scientific difficulties – have switched their investments elsewhere. In recent years, they have focused less on the causes than on ways to prevent the abuse of …
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Pot legalization puts bankers in a pickle

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It has targeted some medical-pot businesses for violations of the 40-year-old Controlled Substances Act, which classifies the drug a Schedule 1 narcotic, meaning it is considered addictive and with no medical value. The Justice Department …
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