Mother of Alice in Chains front man sues dead son's bandmates

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“Ms. McCallum held a yearly Layne Staley tribute, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for drug and alcohol treatment,” attorney Yale Lewis Jr. told the court. “She was in … Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news. Levi Pulkkinen …
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Is Obama delivering on promise of '21st century' drug policy? | Analysis

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Many reform advocates were hopeful the appointment of former Seattle Police Chief Kerlikowske as head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy signaled a shift in the long-lasting “war on drugs.” But a government report released a day after the …
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Discovery pinpoints cause of two types of leukemia, providing insights into …

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Patients with two forms of leukemia, who currently have no viable treatment options, may benefit from existing drugs developed for different types of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health …
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