'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US

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In Butler County, Ohio, heroin overdose calls are so common that the longtime EMS coordinator likens the situation to “coming in and eating breakfast — you just kind of expect it to occur.” A local rehab facility has a six-month wait. One school …
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Kentucky reports rise in heroin use

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Legislation passed in Kentucky in prior years, known as the Pill Mill Bill, amounted to a crackdown on rehabilitation facilities found to be complicit in the state's prescription pill trafficking problem. Experts from around the state have testified to …
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Md. lawmakers pass minimum wage increase

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"Maryland's important action is a reminder that many states, cities and counties — as well as a majority of the American people — are way ahead of Washington on this crucial issue," the president said in a statement. The minimum … The two houses …
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Why I'm excited about the promising future of medicine

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Most doctors still work from brief, unintelligible, hand-scribbled notes and try to make a judgment about what medicines to prescribe us in a 10- to 15-minute consultation; they treat symptoms of interest but can overlook the bigger picture of where …
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