Hospitals Often Use Opiates for Non-Surgical Patients, Study Says

Hospitals often use opiates for non-surgical patients, study says

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Most hospitals in the state participate in a voluntary federal program to track opioid prescribing and share educational resources, said Pat Noga, vice president of clinical affairs for the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Dr. Kevin Hill …
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Reforming justice system is personal goal for Eric Holder Jr.

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In the past 11 years, federal prosecutors here have authorized substance abuse treatment and other assistance for more than 100 low-level offenders as an alternative to prison sentences. Eighty-seven have successfully … In August, at an American Bar …
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Community solutions: Readers speak out on Wilkes-Barre's rising murder rate

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Hundreds of comments focused on factors many readers see as relevant to the issue: race, drugs, welfare, policing, leadership, out-of-town criminals, the entitlement culture. … For Michael Zimmerman, CEO of Family Service Association of Northeastern …
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