LePage's dangerous portrayal of drug addiction
Unfortunately, many of LePage's initiatives have cut off access to needed treatment and oversimplified the issue; his recent State of the State address didn't call for more prevention or treatment efforts but, rather, an additional 14 Maine Drug …
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Reckitt Benckiser could dispose of drug addiction treatment
Reckitt has started a strategic review of its pharmaceutical business RBP, which is the largest provider of drug addiction treatments in the world but is suffering from declining sales as its Suboxone tablets battle against generic competition. Rakesh …
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'Alarming' rise seen in drug–addicted infants
Dr. Bonny Whalen, newborn nursery medical director at CHaD, who works with Edwards on NAS, has been doing prenatal visits with women at the River Mill Addiction Treatment Program in Lebanon. "We've talked about comfort measures for babies, such as …
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Drug treatment must be funding priority for Kasich: editorial
The posters are part of a public awareness campaign, which also includes radio spots, rolled out last December by the Cuyahoga County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services. Then on Monday, McGinty launched his “Let's Face It” …
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Is Decriminalization the Best Approach to Vermont's, and Nation's, Drug Abuse …
Last week, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin made history as the first governor to devote his entire State of the State address to drug abuse and addiction. This is a great milestone itself, but his proposed increases in funding for treatment programs …
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Drug Treatment Courts: 20 Years of Uncounted Deaths
My son was killed in 2012 by failed drug treatment court policies and poorly written 911 Good Samaritan Overdose Laws in NY. His death has been buried along with others in the files of the NY drug treatment court. As I now look back on 2013 I ask: How …
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Mood-stabilizing drug could treat inherited liver disease, says Pitt/Children …
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2014 – Opening up a can of worms is a good way to start hunting for new drugs, recommend researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In a study published today in …
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