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What Do You Think About a Judge That Does Cartwheels for Drug Treatment Program Graduates?

Question by bsc_student_08: What do you think about a judge that does cartwheels for drug treatment program graduates?
There is a North Carolina judge that does that in his robe and within the courtroom while in front a group of people.

CNN.com Video: “A judge flips for sobriety” (video)
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/law/2007/02/28/flynn.nc.cartwheel.judge.news

Texas Fights Prescription Drug Abuse With E-Data

Texas fights prescription drug abuse with e-data

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Texas fights prescription drug abuse with e-data … DALLAS — The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched an online program to track prescribed painkillers and other controlled substances in a bid to fight a rising prescription drug problem.
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European Regulators Back First Gene Therapy Drug

European regulators back first gene therapy drug

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LONDON (Reuters) – European regulators have recommended approval of the Western world's first gene therapy drug — after rejecting it on three previous occasions — in a significant advance for the novel medical technology. More than 20 … UniQure's …
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Hepatitis C Suspect Was Fired for Alleged AZ Drug Abuse

Hepatitis C suspect was fired for alleged AZ drug abuse

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… patients in the U.S. with Hepatitis C tested positive for drug use after he was found unresponsive in a locker room two years ago at an Arizona hospital where he had a contracted assignment, according to officials. David Kwiatkowski was found April …
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Ohio Tries High-Tech Tactics to Fight Painkiller Abuse

Ohio Tries High-Tech Tactics to Fight Painkiller Abuse

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“This is the first thing they've seen that has a chance to stop the prescription-drug problem and monitor where people are getting their prescriptions in real-time,” Holzer CEO T. Wayne Munro tells the Health Blog. For years, states and federal …
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Whitney Could Be Crazy. She Once Grabbed a Woman by Her Ponytail in a Cinema

Whitney could be crazy. She once grabbed a woman by her ponytail in a cinema

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