Rhode Island wrestles with high number of fatal overdoses

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Prescription drugs were involved in 119 of the fatal overdoses, according to state Director of Health Michael Fine, who said the numbers show the need to boost programs to prevent and treat drug abuse. … Several explanations were suggested for Rhode …
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Alcoholism Treatment Can Help Some Liver Transplant Patients

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Liver transplant recipients with a history of alcoholism are much less likely to start drinking again if they undergo substance-abuse treatment before and after their transplant, new research finds. And a second … The relapse rates were 41 percent …
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Clinical Shutdown: Critically Ill Patients Caught In Bureaucratic Nightmare

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For one man suffering from end-stage bile duct cancer in Boston, the shutdown means his upcoming clinical trial can't be registered on a federal website forced to stop processing applications. That trial has been … Isn't it possible that there's some …
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Q&A: 5th District Democrat candidates on law enforcement

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Katherine Clark said she believes the medical benefits of marijuana should be studied and the government should address the “failed policies of mandatory sentencing for low level drug offenders.” … QUESTION: While many in the country were alarmed to …
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