County: Meth-Related Deaths in 2012 Second-Worst Year on Record

Published February 6, 2014

County: Meth-related deaths in 2012 second-worst year on record

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the number of children taken out of what the county called "drug-infested environments" climbed 107 percent. "About one third of adults coming into (county funded) treatment centers walk in addicted to meth," said Nick Macchione, director of the county …
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CVS Caremark to Stop Selling Tobacco Products at all CVS/pharmacy Locations

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In a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Viewpoint published online this morning, Brennan and co-author Steven A. Schroeder, Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, University of California, San Francisco, wrote, "The paradox of …
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Mom of Man who Died in O.C. Detox Home Sues for Wrongful Death

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Jason Redmer, a San Juan Capistrano resident, entered West Coast Detox Center on Yale Circle in April 2012, seeking treatment from an alcohol addiction. Redmer turned to alcohol as a way to … It took the California Department of Alcohol and Drug …
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