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Better Late Than Never, Major League Baseball to Test for HGH During Season

Better late than never, Major League Baseball to test for HGH during season

Filed under: Drug Treatment Colorado Springs

A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory from Montreal will conduct the random tests for HGH, a substance which is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States as a treatment for sport injuries and is banned by …
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Florida Heroin Deaths Increase as Price of Pills Rises

Florida heroin deaths increase as price of pills rises

Filed under: drug rehab florida

Still, experts say the recent increase is worrisome. Miami-Dade drug rehabilitation experts said they have seen a small but definite increase in patients who have switched from oxycodone or other prescription drugs to heroin within the past year. “When …
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What Do You Think of the DEA and It’s Recent Actions Upon Doctors and Pharmacies?

Question by Mary Sunshine: What do you think of the DEA and it’s recent actions upon doctors and pharmacies?
Recently, doctors refused to give patients with chronic pain any medications due to fear of losing their licenses. In Florida 6 Walgreen pharmacies have been given warrants due to an increased orders for percocet. Is the DEA right or wrong? Why?

HUFFPOST HILL, Sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute – Sarah Palin

HUFFPOST HILL, sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute – Sarah Palin

Filed under: drug rehabs

Kansas lawmakers say people who want unemployment insurance or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits would have to undergo the testing, and if they are found to have drugs in their system would be required to receive treatment or have their …
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Court Rejects Appeal to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Uses

Court rejects appeal to reclassify marijuana for medical uses

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a petition to reclassify marijuana from its current federal status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use. The appeals court panel denied the bid from three medical marijuana groups …
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Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Urges Parents to Be on the Look for

Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Urges Parents To Be On The Look For

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities

COM Newswire. Destin, FL (PRWEB) January 24, 2013. Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Executive Director, Debbie Ross, urges parents to be on the lookout for drug paraphernalia in their home as Florida heroin use increases with pill prices rising.
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