R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction

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A second bill concerning prescription drugs (S-2534), sponsored by Miller, addresses a common insurance practice of requiring patients to try certain less-expensive drugs first and allowing the more-expensive versions only if the cheaper ones fail. The …
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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths

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Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers and heroin have left few communities unscathed, but residents of rural Ohio have an increased burden: Those areas are among the hardest hit by the drug epidemic and also face a dearth of addiction services.
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More needed to halt spread of drug abuse

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The subject was prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction among our youths. The meeting was a good one. Two messages emerged from parents who have been through hell with their own kids: 1) Don't bury your head in the sand. This stuff is just as …
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