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What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Meanwhile, a 2008-2009 DADAS (Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services) School Health Survey data showed that only 9 percent of our 6th graders had abused OTC medications in their lifetime. This number increased to 22 percent by 8th grade and …
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Data Mining Can Improve Opioid Safety

Data Mining Can Improve Opioid Safety

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Just hit the highlights about what is happening with opioids in your own institution, what's happening out there, what are we reporting in the ISMP newsletter.” Developing an educational program to help practitioners remember … Such programs, she …
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Kenney Vows New Mini-Visa Won't Pry Into Personal Life Like US Version

Kenney vows new mini-visa won't pry into personal life like US version

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By Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News November 21, 2012. Tweet. Comment. 0. Story; Photos ( 1 ) … It also asks applicants if they are a “drug abuser or addict” and if they've been “arrested or convicted” of an offence related to “moral turpitude,” a …
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The County Line: Social Services Personnel Face Some Excruciating Situations

The County Line: Social Services personnel face some excruciating situations

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While many of us have been known to complain about the cost of services for the loafers, freeloaders, drug addicts, criminals, etc., there is another side to the story. The people who are affected and/or abused — most of them are kids — really need help.
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SW Ind. County Gets $1M for Drug Treatment Program

SW Ind. county gets M for drug treatment program

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – A southwestern Indiana county is getting nearly $ 1 million to expand its successful drug treatment court programs. The financial boost from grants and state reimbursements will allow Vanderburgh County to nearly double the size …
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Norberg Case Expected to Go to Jury Tuesday

Norberg case expected to go to jury Tuesday

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

She found a total of 15 psychiatric diagnoses, including depressive, anxiety and pain disorders; dependence on opioid drugs such as oxycodone; and obsessive-compulsive, histrionic and narcissistic personality traits, she said. Her evaluation included a …
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