Methamphetamine Quickly Destroys Lives

Methamphetamine quickly destroys lives

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A recovered methamphetamine addict and current anti-drug counselor simply describes the drug that destroys hundreds of lives locally every year this way: “It is all consuming.” Larry Ray … A 2008 Kern County study, basically a mirror of what could be …
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Utah bill requires insurers to cover chemo drug

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some lawmakers are trying to cut the cost of expensive cancer treatment pills for Utah patients. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that (http://bit.ly/XJ2QF4) lawmakers are taking up a bill Tuesday that would require insurance …
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Phytopharm shares plunge 80pc as major Parkinson's drug fails

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Shares in Phytopharm plunged more than 80pc after its drug, Cogane, showed no benefits over placebo in the treatment of more than 400 patients with early-stage Parkinson's, a condition where part of the brain becomes more damaged over time. Analysts …
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Pop-up acupuncture clinic in Newtown, Conn., treats post-traumatic stress in a …

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All who come to the clinic receive the same acupuncture treatment — one that's specifically designed to relieve the physical and emotional symptoms of trauma. Known as the NADA protocol, it was developed for use in recovering drug addicts, but has …
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