Heroin: Relatively cheap, drug's use is rising on Whidbey
While he's heard stories about the rise of heroin from police and treatment providers, he said he's also personally aware of several young people from his soccer coaching days on South Whidbey who are now in their early 20s and abusing heroin. “It was …
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FAQ: The High Cost of Hepatitis C Drugs
The WHO recommended that all 150 million people infected worldwide be assessed for these drug treatments. With that endorsement … In 2011, Gilead paid $ 11 billion to acquire Pharmasset, the company that developed Sovaldi, Rest says. "They have a lot …
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Reducing Drug Arrests by Shifting Law Enforcement Priorities (2011 Intl. Drug Policy Reform Conf.) — At the federal, state and local level, reformers are finding innovative ways to prevent drug arrests and convictions. These include diverting federal drug fu…

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