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NJ's Par Pharmaceutical to Pay $45M to Resolve Criminal, Civil Charges

NJ's Par Pharmaceutical to pay M to resolve criminal, civil charges

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NEWARK — In July 2005, authorities say, just as Par Pharmaceutical won FDA approval to use a prescription drug it had developed for AIDS-related weight loss, treatment options for AIDS got to the point that significant weight loss — or wasting …
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Crime, criminalization and gun control: Oakland leads the way in crime hysteria

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Editorial | Pass the Good Bills, Kill the Bad Ones

Editorial | Pass the good bills, kill the bad ones

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House Bill 217, an effort to clean up legislation lawmakers passed last year (in a special session) to try to curb prescription drug abuse and crack down on so-called “pill mill” clinics that prescribe narcotic drugs. HB 217 won final passage Monday …
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More Guard soldiers dying of car crashes, suicide than combat

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The Existential Pain of Being Young, White, and Affluent

The Existential Pain of Being Young, White, and Affluent

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This would have been fairly easy to answer some years ago when the opioid abuse so regnant in low-income, rural communities (pigeonholed as "hillbilly heroin") was the role prescription drug addiction seemed to be playing on the national stage …
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Researcher foresees DNA data in treating addiction

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Is a Theme of Drug Addiction Too Mature for a Dramatic Story for 5th/6th Graders?

Question by Squaa: Is a theme of drug addiction too mature for a dramatic story for 5th/6th graders?
I am currently writing a dramatic children’s story about a dog that is raised as a fighting dog and then is released from that environment. If I continue down this path, one of the dogs’ owners will be a drug addict. Although the dug addiction would definitely be small undertone, there would be many obvious references to drugs throughout the story. I could feasibly avoid this path, but it would make things a bit difficult, as the character’s drug addiction serves as a catylist for numerous events and it provides a source of conflict and tension in an otherwise peaceful part of the story. What do you all think?

Rep. Cook Introduces Bill to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

Rep. Cook introduces bill to help prevent prescription drug abuse

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“This bill will continue the fight on abuse of prescription drugs and at the same time, save lives,” said Cook in a statement. “This change prohibiting substitutions to a non-tamper resistant pill will in fact, help eliminate the abuse of medications …
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Rockefeller backs drug treatment bill

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Misuse: ADHD Prescription Drug Abuse

Misuse: ADHD Prescription Drug Abuse

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Stimulant drugs like Ritalin and Adderall are fighters against Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more commonly known as ADHD. When used according to prescription, they can help those who are diagnosed get back to a normal life. "I thought it …
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The Week Ahead: Compass Coalition Talks Drug Abuse & Prevention

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On Tuesday, parents are encouraged to attend a Parent University Lecture sponsored by the COMPASS Coalition focusing on prescription drug abuse amongst Long Island teens. The workshop starts at 7 p.m. at Beach Street Middle School. The second …
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