MD's Are the New Pain-Pill Crime Wave

MD's Are the New Pain-Pill Crime Wave

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

Solutions are out there: improved methods to allow law enforcement to get information on miscreant doctors, mandatory training of medical staff, better labeling, tighter control of prescriptions, and making insurance coverage for drug-addiction …
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Drug Court Changing Lives

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

Established by the Drug Court Treatment and Rehabilitation of Offenders Act in 2001, this special Court offers a treatment programme to individuals, who are believed to have committed offences whilst under the influence of drugs including alcohol …
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Mental Health: The Big Elephant in the Room

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Even though they do serve a purpose in the recovery from mental health disorders, the consumerization of health care, especially pharmaceuticals, has provided the perfect opportunity for drug manufacturers to make money, as well as giving the …
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