Letter: Action Can Help Limit Prescription Drug Abuse

Letter: Action can help limit prescription drug abuse

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Although we're not in the business of treating addiction, we now know that addiction's grip on the brain can lead any person to do things they otherwise might not, like shoplifting, driving impaired or even stealing from a friend or relative. In fact …
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Bill to crack down on 'pill mills' goes to governor

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The bill also requires the Indiana Health Finance Commission to study the use of methadone and opioids in treatment programs and clinic settings. Grooms said Indiana has had a chronic problem with abuse of prescription drugs, and cited a federal …
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Lawmaker Won't Give Up On Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients

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Jud McMillin sits on the floor of the Indiana House of Representatives. A Republican state … Jud McMillin (R-Brookville) would have required drug testing for welfare recipients who, through a written test, show a likelihood of addiction. Those who …
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Choosing Change: A victim of abuse herself, Tiffani Stone counsels troubled …

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Sometimes she stayed with her grandparents and other times she went back to live with her abusive, drug-addicted mother, who was often in abusive relationships herself. Tiffani flunked second … Tiffani lied, was mean to the other foster kids and …
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