Substance Abuse Cost State More Than $1.2 Billion in 2010 11/28/12
Substance abuse cost state more than .2 billion in 2010 11/28/12
Filed under: drug treatment news 2010
During the past five to 10 years, patients have gotten younger. Local top employers deal with personnel who struggle with alcohol and drug abuse; most of them allow employees who undergo treatment to return to the job. In 2010, substance abuse resulted …
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FDA announces top five drugs abused in Taiwan this year
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Zolpidem — a prescription medication used for the treatment of insomnia — accounted for 4.3 percent of all drug abuse cases, while ecstasy represented 3.4 percent. The FDA said that the percentage of drug abuse cases involving Zolpidem was 0.7 …
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Iraq 'war crimes' Inquiry chief quits
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The move raises fresh doubts over the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), investigating claims that Iraqi civilians suffered illegal treatment at the hands of British forces between 2003 and 2008. In particular, it raises the possibility of the …
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Ventricular devices give Leominster family hope
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Unfortunately, Mr. Grogan's family has a history of heart muscle disease — caused by an inherited gene — that goes back at least as far as his maternal grandfather who died of heart failure before modern treatment was available. … abdomen to carry …
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