Kennedy Rails Against New Medical Marijuana Law

Published August 3, 2013

Kennedy rails against new medical marijuana law

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

But he was re-elected and was the main sponsor of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act — which aimed to require insurance to cover mental health and substance abuse treatment the way it covers physical illness. He left public office in …
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Rise in Prescription Drug Overdoses by Women Wins Comment from KLEAN …

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PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 24, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ — The professionals at KLEAN Treatment Centerunderstand that substance abuse and addiction are non-discriminatory. They affect both men and women alike, regardless of age, race, income, …
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New findings could help improve development of drugs for addiction

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While KOR has become the focus for drug discovery efforts aimed at treating addiction and mood disorders, KOR can react to signals that originate independently from multiple biological pathways, so current drug candidates targeting KOR often produce …
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BNN Pushing for Fairer Treatment of Drug Addicts

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Anang Iskandar, the head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), told a discussion in Jakarta on Thursday that his office had always tried to treat drug users differently from those who dealt, trafficked or supplied narcotics. “There needs to be a …
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