Narcotic Pain Pill Rates High for Patients Who Don't Have Surgery: Study

Narcotic pain pill rates high for patients who don't have surgery: Study
Painkiller abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the medical community. A February report revealed that 2010 marked the 11th straight year that drug overdose deaths were on the rise. Sixty percent of those deaths were due to medications …
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Judge Eskin's Last Hurrah
You just have to get people to accept a different way of approaching it. Drug addicts, no matter what the drug, should be treated for their addiction. People who sell drugs for something other than supporting their addiction should be treated more harshly.
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New course turns learning 'Inside-Out' for college students, Blackburn inmates
By the end of the semester, students will have an understanding of issues surrounding: 1) addiction and health, 2) criminalization of drug use, and 3) system responses to drugs and crime. ca. The course is part of the international Inside-Out Prison …
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