Now it's personal FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg — You think being …

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"We would certainly consider later launching an abuse-deterrent form, but right now we believe the priority of safer hydrocodone – that is, without acetaminophen – is a key priority for the FDA," Hawley said. FDA spokeswoman Erica Jefferson said the …
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Gibbs case intersects divisive, difficult issues

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Saying Gibbs should not be tried for murder is like saying that "every drug addict who robs or steals to obtain money for drugs should not be held accountable for their actions because of their addiction," the state attorney general's office wrote in a …
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The result would be the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, a landmark event in the war on drugs, drafted in haste to meet O'Neill's deadline. The act revived mandatory minimum drug penalties, which had first been broadly imposed as part of the Narcotics …
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Senate passes welfare drug-testing pilot program

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If a recipient's first test showed drug use in violation of state law, DHS would refer the person to a treatment program. Anyone who failed the test a second time or who refused to take the test would be disqualified for assistance. A recipient's …
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