Amid Opioid Crisis, Lawmakers Will Consider Banning a New Painkiller
Amid Opioid Crisis, Lawmakers Will Consider Banning A New Painkiller
Fanciullo said lawmakers are right to take a hard look at the new drug, given the state's difficulty in controlling the abuse of prescription painkillers that have been on the market for decades. “Is there an unmet need in pain medicine … Peggy …
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Russian Law Corners Drug Users
KIEV, Apr 16 (IPS) – As local authorities prepare to put an end to opioid substitution treatment (OST) programmes in the newly annexed Crimean peninsula, drug users there say they are being forced to choose between a return to addiction and becoming …
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What Happens When An Entire City Becomes A Drug-Free School Zone
Drug-free zones seem like a common sense solution to what many consider a big problem: to keep drug dealers from selling to children, increase the penalties for drug crimes near schools. States started passing versions of the law in the 1980's, riding …
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