Sacrifices for Our Freedom
Sacrifices for Our Freedom
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On this Veterans Day, as we honor the men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom, we must focus our attention on those veterans whose own freedom has been lost to incarceration due to substance abuse, mental illness, and trauma. Throughout the …
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'We have more methadone-addicted babies' — Minnesota statewide plan to …
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Law officers, treatment providers and court officials told a panel gathered at the Public Service Building about problems with prescription drug abuse, heroin, methadone and alcohol. “We have more and more methadone-addicted babies in our community,” …
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Merck Hepatitis C Drug Shows Promise; Abbott Updates Data
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A regimen containing an experimental Merck & Co. drug suppressed the hepatitis C virus in most patients in a new clinical trial, and appears to be more potent than the company's Victrelis treatment. The midstage study included the injectable drug …
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