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Doctors Turn to Narcan to Battle Heroin Highs

Doctors turn to Narcan to battle heroin highs
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) – It's thanks to one drug that many doctors said the growing number of heroin overdose don't become fatalities. It's called … Fifty-four percent of the people paramedics gave Narcan to had improved consciousness or … Read more… Continue reading

Police: When Prescription Pill Abuse Becomes Too Expensive, Users Switch to

Police: When prescription pill abuse becomes too expensive, users switch to
In June, Joseph Rannazzisi, deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, testified before Congress that prescription drug abuse was rapidly rising, behind only marijuana in illicit use, and that “some users of prescription opiates turn … Read more… Continue reading

Drug Testing Is a Great Idea. Thanks, Rep. Radel.

Drug testing is a great idea. Thanks, Rep. Radel.
Yup, in Radel's version of Absurdistan, it's totally okay for a guy in a suit to use coke and collect a government paycheck, but a single mom who needs help buying milk for her kids has to be drug-tested before she… Continue reading

DaVita, Fresenius Gain; Energy Firms Slip

DaVita, Fresenius gain; energy firms slip
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. rose Monday, as the providers of kidney dialysis got a boost from a decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to cut government … Read… Continue reading

This Drug Could Make a Huge Dent in Heroin Addiction. So Why Isn’t It Used More? – Washington Post (Blog)

This drug could make a huge dent in heroin addiction. So why isn’t it used more? – Washington Post (blog)


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A Handy Guide to Drug Use in the 50 States, in Five Maps – Washington Post (Blog)

A handy guide to drug use in the 50 states, in five maps – Washington Post (blog)


Washington Post (blog)
A handy guide to drug use in the 50 states, in five maps
Washington Post (blog)
Over on Post Politics, Aaron Blake rounds up a lot of information on how… Continue reading