Medical Group to Propose Legislation Aimed at Preventing Abuse of Prescription …
Medical group to propose legislation aimed at preventing abuse of prescription …
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The guidelines seem to have deterred patients who come primarily to obtain drugs to feed an addiction or for illegal sale, he said. But when an addicted patient appears in the emergency room, Zink said, there is little doctors can do to help with the …
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Hopkins Gets 0K Grant for County Inmate Drug Rehabilitation/Mental Health
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The program will provide free mental health and substance abuse treatment for inmates meeting certain criteria. “We will be working in tandem with the jail and the fiscal court, said Farmer. “We will help not only people with substance abuse problems …
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No Needle Needed: Easy Access, Low Cost Fuel Heroin Epidemic
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Suboxone helps suppress withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings for people recovering from addiction to opioid drugs. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green). For years, drug addiction advocacy groups have warned there was a growing heroin epidemic in the …
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Arrests in clampdown on drugs and domestic abuse
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"More than 4,500 officers are out in force targeting suspected perpetrators of domestic abuse, whilst raising awareness about domestic abuse and the help that is available. "It is also a clear statement from the Met that we will not tolerate domestic …
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