Hendersonville Woman Charged With TennCare Drug Fraud
Hendersonville Woman Charged with TennCare Drug Fraud
A Sumner County woman was charged with TennCare fraud involving prescription drugs, after eluding authorities for seven months. … The drugs included the painkiller Hydrocodone; an acid reflux drug called Dexilant; Promethazine, which is an …
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A fast-acting antidepressant could be on the horizon
Jeffery Talbot, director of the Research Center on Substance Abuse and Depression at Roseman University of Health Sciences… Continue reading
27 Investigates: Prostitution Persists in Youngstown
27 Investigates: Prostitution persists in Youngstown
“When you are in addiction, and your money runs out and you have to get well, you think, he loves me.” Smith found police investigate three distinct types of prostitution in the Valley: Street walkers, escorts and massage parlors. Street walkers work …
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Treatment center hosts open house
Hotel California by the Sea, which has a rehabilitation home on Villa Way in Newport… Continue reading
Mass. to Hold Prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to Curb Abuse – Boston.com
Mass. to hold prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to curb abuse – Boston.com
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Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuse Boston.com More than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs, more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to the advocacy organization Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Centers for Disease … Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … Officials urge residents… Continue reading |
Discussion on Drug Abuse in South Central Massachusetts Scheduled for … – MassLive.com
Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for … – MassLive.com
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Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for …
MassLive.com Since the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in early February, the national spotlight on heroin and opioid drug abuse has grown hotter. Locally, state and local officials are talking openly about addiction in communities where residents and law … |
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Bloomingdale Benefit Basketball Game on April 9 – NorthJersey.com
Bloomingdale benefit basketball game on April 9 – NorthJersey.com
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Bloomingdale benefit basketball game on April 9
NorthJersey.com According to Hopper, last year's program focused on bullying, and this year's theme will be drug and alcohol abuse. The event will kick off with a basketball game. Although last year the games pitted teachers, police, firefighters, and governing body … |
Poll: Nationwide marijuana legalization inevitable; public remains concerned … – The… Continue reading
Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – the Atlantic
Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – The Atlantic
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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime The Atlantic In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a "crisis" or a "serious problem" in the U.S. That number hasn't changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are … Poll: Nationwide marijuana legalization inevitable; public… Continue reading |