Marijuana Legalization a State Issue

Marijuana legalization a state issue

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Though it may seem the dust has barely settled from California's failed effort in 2010 to legalize marijuana under Proposition 19, the winds of change may be blowing here again, this time from the north. Washington state voters, along with those in …
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Expert in addiction nominated for top NHS leadership award

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

He is head of substance misuse at NHS Derby City and Derby City Council and was put forward after re-vamping the city's drug treatment services in 2006 and its alcohol services in 2010. Latest figures show the number of people being admitted to city …
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Call for drug tests to trap patient dealers

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Leading pain and addiction medicine experts say there is increasing evidence of doctors being scammed for large doses of prescription drugs, particularly addictive opioids such as OxyContin. While addicts ''doctor shopping'' for prescriptions is well …
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