Dems Want 13th District Seat in Congress
Dems want 13th District seat in Congress
Ann Callis, a former judge from Edwardsville, George Gollin, a University of Illinois physics professor and David Green, a social policy analyst at U of I, are all running. Callis, who stepped down as a Madison County judge just to run for the… Continue reading
High-Powered Alliance to Tackle Prescription-Drug Abuse
High-Powered Alliance to Tackle Prescription-Drug Abuse
Prescription-drug abuse has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers … The first focus is on improving the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which varies a great deal from state to state. The Alliance sent a letter to the National …
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Heroin, Drug Abuse Topic of Attorney General Forum
Heroin, drug abuse topic of attorney general forum
Although the board provides money for services like detoxification, residential and outpatient programs, there’s still a four to … to eight babies a day who are withdrawing from maternal drug abuse, some worse than others. Since 2007, she said, ”each …
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“NOT MY KID?” EXPERT PANEL SAYS SURGE in HEROIN ABUSE IMPACTS …
“NOT MY KID?” EXPERT PANEL SAYS SURGE IN HEROIN ABUSE IMPACTS …
Deerfield High School program March 4 offers insights on keeping teens safe in a new age of cheaper, easily accessible and more deadly drugs. Recent headlines have underscored the harsh reality that heroin and opiate abuse is on… Continue reading
Washington DA: Unified Effort Vital to Battle Prescription Drug, Heroin Abuse
Washington DA: Unified effort vital to battle prescription drug, heroin abuse
Tracking and monitoring — Vittone said he hopes Pennsylvania enacts a law authorizing a prescription drug monitoring program that would create a statewide database to help doctors and pharmacists identify problem patients. Forty-three states currently … Read more on… Continue reading