2NEWS Investigates: Checking Up on Disciplined Doctors

2NEWS investigates: Checking up on disciplined doctors

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

In March of 2007, the Board of Medical Licensure issued a public reprimand and ordered Gonzaga to complete a course on addiction. In 2009, a new allegation … Board documents indicate pharmacy records and the patient chart revealed "that from January …
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Call for drug tests to trap patient dealers

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Leading pain and addiction medicine experts say there is increasing evidence of doctors being scammed for large doses of prescription drugs, particularly addictive opioids such as OxyContin. While addicts ''doctor shopping'' for prescriptions is well …
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Why the US Won't Allow a Dying Iranian Sociologist to Join His Family

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Sarvestani was known for his work on poverty, drug addiction, and urban spaces. His students recall him as religious and politically moderate. His ties to officialdom, according to his family, are limited to work for … Sarvestani began keeping a blog …
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Jacqui Smith admits cannabis reclassification was wrong

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

The former Labour MP defied advice from the Government's panel of scientific experts to change the law in 2008, despite evidence that it would not deter millions from smoking the drug. Mrs Smith said she was “less hardline” now and conceded that the …
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