Slain Teens Linked to Stolen Pills Latest Sign of Prescription Abuse

Slain teens linked to stolen pills latest sign of prescription abuse

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"Prescription drug abuse … is at epidemic proportions," said Dr. Joseph Lee, director of youth services for the Hazelden addiction treatment program. "People would be surprised at the proportion of crimes that are committed, petty and otherwise, in …
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Graduate of veterans drug court finds new hope

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Superior Court Judge David Kiely oversees it, along with the county's Drug Court program. Veterans Treatment Court specifically addresses the issues of former military personnel caught up in substance abuse and mental health problems that have brought …
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Human stool treatment upends race to treat colon germ

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Costly treatments from Merck & Co and other drugmakers, and a vaccine from Sanofi, are on the horizon. But growing numbers of gastroenterologists are more excited about the use of human stool transplants, which in experimental settings have …
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