Community View: Millions Have Pharma Drugs in Water; Better Disposal Needed

Community View: Millions have pharma drugs in water; better disposal needed

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Despite the fact that sewage treatment plants, septic tanks, and drinking water infrastructure were never equipped to treat pharmaceutical waste, for decades the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended that the public flush unused medications …
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Methadone Deaths Tied to For-Profit Clinics Prompt Bills

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Many of the legislative proposals are misguided and pose a threat to methadone treatment, which is already rigidly regulated and has been used effectively to treat drug addiction for decades, said Mark Parrino, president of the American Association for …
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Free Will Hunting

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In Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy, David Sheff, the author of Beautiful Boy, a moving account of the addiction and treatment of his son, Nic, draws on research in psychology, neuroscience and medicine to present a new …
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