Pete Vander Poel: Focus on Better Mental Health
Pete Vander Poel: Focus on better mental health
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Friday: Men of Color workshop 6-7:30 p.m. at Brooks Chapel, 701 S. 'U' St., in Tulare, a choral and speakers bureau presentation highlights issues concerning African-American males with mental health and substance abuse challenges. May 17: Mental …
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Morning Memo: Tax plan takeaways, full day at legislature
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Novel Opioid Dependence Pill Gets Patients' Thumbs-Up – Medscape
Novel Opioid Dependence Pill Gets Patients' Thumbs-Up – Medscape
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… A novel sublingual formulation of buprenorphine-naloxone has a significantly preferred taste and overall acceptability compared with a commercially available film form of the drug, which is indicated for opioid-dependence maintenance treatment, a …
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FDA Bars Generic OxyContin
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The decision by the F.D.A. comes at a time when the efficacy of strong narcotics like OxyContin for the treatment of long-term pain has come under increasing scrutiny. Citing poor outcomes, some insurers are also seeking to limit how doctors use the drugs.
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The Gay Scene: "The Biggest Suicide Cult in History"! Say What Now?
The Gay Scene: "The Biggest Suicide Cult in History"! Say What Now?
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Despite the current youth culture being brought up with the mantra that safer sex saves lives, HIV cases are just as high as 15 years ago and are being fueled by rampant alcoholism and drug abuse within the gay scene itself. Now I can't judge; I was …
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Greenup-Lewis Drug Court graduation Friday
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Native American Answers Only: What Are Your Thoughts of Natives That Don’t Get the Helping Hand They Deserve?
Question by REUBEN B: Native American answers only: What are your thoughts of natives that don’t get the helping hand they deserve?
like how natives are just pushed to the side in health care, drug treatments and the likes. most natives who are charged with crimes as they call them like alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and homelessness. they really don’t try to get the natives in treatment they just let them go home where they will more than likely turn back to the vises that are plaguing the native community. just want to know your native thoughts on such a dire situation.
Mt. Kisco Chamber to Honor Judith Simon, Drug Council at Dinner
Mt. Kisco Chamber to Honor Judith Simon, Drug Council at Dinner
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There, it will honor Judith Simon as its 2013 citizen of the year and the Mount Kisco Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Council as its outstanding non-profit organization of the year. … In the case of the drug council, it is being cited for work on …
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Digest May 7-14: Cioppino Feed, Home and Garden Tour
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Awards for Raising Drug Prevention and Treatment Awareness
Awards for raising drug prevention and treatment awareness
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The Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse honored those on the front lines fighting addiction. Medical reporter Meg Farris emceed as people who work in prevention and treatment were given awards. A community leadership award was handed out to Major …
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Mental illness, substance abuse sap time, resources of Duncan PD
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