Son's Heroin Death Prompts Dad to Seek HIPAA Rule Change

Son's heroin death prompts dad to seek HIPAA rule change
Heroin use and arrests in Camden have steadily increased over the past five years, a trend Thomson – like many in law enforcement – contends is "precipitated by the pandemic of opioid prescription drug abuse of the most popular pills OxyContin, Vicodin … Read more on First Coast News

Civic Calendar: Sept. 23, 2013
Agreement BOCC487-2013 — Public Works contract with Integra Telecom for a phone line located at the Yakima County Resource Center for fire alarm monitoring required by Union Gap Fire Marshal. (B). COMMISSIONERS. Voucher/Warrant … Agreement BOCC492 … Read more on Yakima Herald-Republic

State rules vary on guns for the mentally ill
And another eight states only ban those who have been involuntarily committed to mental health institutions or alcohol and drug treatment centers. Indiana and Oklahoma are the only states that put the legal burden on the gun seller, rather than the … Read more on Washington Post (blog)