Gov. Shumlin, Vermont Mayors Urge FDA to Withdraw Approval of Zohydro ER

Published March 16, 2014

Gov. Shumlin, Vermont mayors urge FDA to withdraw approval of Zohydro ER
“We remind you that our state, and many others, are currently battling an opiate and heroin addiction crisis, doing everything within our power to prevent and treat the dangerous disease of addiction, and strengthen laws to keep these deadly drugs …
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Overdoses mounting in the mountains
Law enforcement and health officials across Western North Carolina increasingly are seeing similar cases, and a recent national study suggests prescription drug abuse has hit the Appalachian mountain region harder than other areas of the country.
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When addiction is born: Local mothers battle drug habits
Samantha Cantrell talks on Tuesday about her struggles with drug addiction while holding her son, Braydon, at their Lucasville home. / Frank Robertson/Gazette. CGO 0316 ADENA DRUG PROGRAM-secondary …. When she found out she was two months pregnant …
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