Prescription for Addiction: State Probe Finds Poor Oversight Fuels 'Epidemic

Prescription for addiction: State probe finds poor oversight fuels 'epidemic

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“While considerable debate has attended such matters as legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, the ease of access to other drugs that already are legal — drugs that are highly addictive, potentially lethal and very much like heroin — raises far …
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NC Senate approves drug testing for welfare

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Senators adopted changes on Wednesday that drop a requirement to tell people looking for help they can avoid drug testing if they forget about applying. The changes also beef up language on when there's reasonable suspicion of drug abuse that would …
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Epworth Children's Home to benefit from grant funding by Duke Endowment

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Epworth Children's Home will benefit from grant funding totaling more than $ 280,000 from The Duke Endowment to launch two new initiatives in support of Epworth's work to break the cycle of abuse, neglect, and shame and replace it with opportunities for …
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News Articles SOL Scholarship for Addiction Recovery

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At that point, just over a year ago, McKay had been addicted to drugs for six years, since he was 18. He abused heroin, cocaine and “any … The SOL Scholarship Foundation helps financially disadvantaged addicts seek sober living after they have gone …
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