Braves' Bats Silenced in 2-0 Loss to Brewers
Braves' bats silenced in 2-0 loss to Brewers
It was a memorable day for other reasons for Braun, who drew a standing ovation in his return from a drug suspension. Braun went 1 for 4 … Injured RHP Gavin Floyd and LHP Mike Minor are on the same rehab program in the minors for the Braves. Both are …
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Louisville massage parlor operator convicted of prostitution
The Louisville woman is enrolled in a substance-abuse treatment program stemming from a felony promoting prostitution case in Summit County Common Pleas Court. She had been arrested in 2012 by Summit County Sheriff's deputies. Upon hearing about …
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CEO of Walden Shares Thoughts on Drug Summit
CEO of Walden shares thoughts on Drug Summit
community about the crisis and addiction treatment services, recovery support and education we offer. At the same time, the Maryland legislature and the Governor are making decisions regarding the State. budget that impact the ability of treatment …
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Skin in the Game: Richard Branson Declares America's War on Drugs Racist
"We wouldn't have gotten rehab," he says. "We'd have been in the pen." That's the problem, he says, continuous separate and unequal treatment under the law — and the uncomfortable truth that Branson, me, and every other white person gets to partake in …
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Post Substance Addiction
Post Substance Addiction – a young lady got out of rehab. But is it the end of her addiction to drugs and alcohol. PSA Post Substance addiction Created by BBoy Aladdin Video Production…
Massachusetts to Ban FDA-Approved Zohydro ER
Officials in Massachusetts have announced plans to ban the sale of the single-entity extended-release hydrocodone product (Zohydro ER, Zogenix Inc) recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On March 27, Massachusetts governor …
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Drug Addiction Is Disease, Not Moral Failing
Drug addiction is disease, not moral failing
Despite the fact that the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic, relapsing brain disease,” the public and popular media still represent addiction as a moral failing. Addicts and …
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Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
On Thursday, Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency to combat the increasing abuse of opiates, directing that all the state's police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel be equipped with a drug that can quickly reverse heroin …
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IG: Vet Overdosed While in VA Rehab Center
IG: Vet overdosed while in VA rehab center
A veteran of the war in Afghanistan died of a heroin and cocaine overdose last year while receiving treatment at a Miami Veterans Affairs residential treatment facility, according to a VA inspector general report released Friday. The veteran, who was …
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Today's letters: The future of the sex trade
Prostitutes are often victims of childhood sexual abuse who turn to alcohol and drugs to dull their pain. Increased efforts should be directed toward rescuing women caught in this dangerous cycle, such as offering housing, treatment and rehabilitation …
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City, Schools to Combine Maintenance in Peabody
City, schools to combine maintenance in Peabody
In addition to strategic planning and upkeep, the facilities manager would act as a clerk of the works for major city construction projects, Bettencourt said. That will also save the city money on projects such as the ongoing rehab of the library. Not …
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Son accused of killing dad
The 11-union Facilities Bargaining Association says that talks have stalled on a number of issues including health employers' refusal to extend employment security provisions, a move that would open up health care to further privatization and put …
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