Amid Opioid Crisis, Lawmakers Will Consider Banning a New Painkiller
Amid Opioid Crisis, Lawmakers Will Consider Banning A New Painkiller
Fanciullo said lawmakers are right to take a hard look at the new drug, given the state's difficulty in controlling the abuse of prescription painkillers that have been on the market for decades. “Is there an unmet need in pain medicine for a drug like …
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If We Build It, Will They Come? Drug Treatment and the Affordable Care Act
If we build it, will they come? President Obama's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) estimates there are 23.1 million drug users in need of treatment; historically, only 10 percent of them ever access these services. Health insurance will …
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Over 60 Per Cent Of Female Inmates On Psychiatric Drugs; Watchdog Launches …
South of the border Seroquel is no longer being prescribed to prisoners in a number of states, including California, Ohio and New Jersey, after reports of widespread abuse of the drug by inmates. The drug's manufacturer — AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals …
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Complexity of child abuse cases rising along with numbers
But when asked to define the nature of abuse and its severity in Brown County, the 20-year veteran social worker, who serves on a task force developing an action plan to address the issue, said he still struggles for an answer. “We crunched the numbers …
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