Two Inmates, Mother Charged in Drug Plot

Published February 9, 2013

Two inmates, mother charged in drug plot

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The Maine Department of Corrections said two inmates and the mother of one of them are facing charges in a plot to smuggle prescription drugs into three prisons. Officials said Karen Lane of Orono was charged with drug trafficking in allegedly selling …
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Disabilities: Is risk of drug relapse a long-term disability?

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The appeals court for the 1st Circuit, which covers Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, upheld the district court's position, finding that “a risk of relapse into substance dependence—like a risk of relapse into cardiac distress or …
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Smoking, Once Used to Reward, Faces a Ban in Mental Hospitals

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New research suggests scientific underpinnings for some of the affinity, said Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Nicotine has antidepressant effects and, for people with schizophrenia, helps dampen extraneous thoughts …
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