Health Overhaul Could Stress RI Addiction Services
Health overhaul could stress RI addiction services
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Your article has been sent. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's substance abuse treatment system could be overwhelmed next year when tens of thousands of people with drug and alcohol problems suddenly become eligible for health insurance under the …
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Caldwell PD to host drug take back April 27
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Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, according to a release from Caldwell Police, including from the home medicine cabinet. And the usual methods for disposing of unused medicine — flushing …
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FDA's Rejection Of Generic OxyContin May Have Side Effects
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But the Food and Drug Administration's decision to bar generic OxyContin may also push patients towards less effective drugs without eliminating the risk of addiction, experts say. "Obviously, there's a cost issue," says Lynn Webster, president of the …
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Daniel Yalisove Ph.D, – Original sir date 02-19-13 – Daniel Yalisove has been writing about substance abuse and its treatment since 1987, when he began teaching in the Addiction Studies Program at John Jay Coll…
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