Legislators Urged to Include Funding for Gambling Addiction Treatment in Any …

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Kristine Odegaard, at Recovery Road, nationally certified to treat compulsive gambling, told the Senate committee that states like Oregon, Iowa and Indiana are providing funding for treatment of gambling addiction with great success. "Minnesota invests …
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Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

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While there was widespread inconvenience, the mail was delivered, Medicare continued to pay doctors who treated seniors and there was no interruption in Social Security benefits. Still, national parks were closed to the detriment of tourists and local …
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Minnesota's rate of prescription-drug overdoses rises, but is 47th among states

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Other neighbors of Minnesota — South Dakota (6.3/100,000), Iowa (8.6/100,000) and Wisconsin (10.9/100,000) — were also ranked low. There was some good news nationally in the study: The … Those recommendations include improving prescription-drug …
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Paul Ryan coming to Iowa for fundraiser

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The grant will be used to screen and assess suicide risk at IDPH-funded substance abuse treatment programs and certain public middle and high schools; to reach youth through a social media campaign; and to increase referrals to services for substance …
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