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Medicines Killing Hundreds

Medicines killing hundreds
Mr Biondo said community concern focused on street-based drug users, but the problem was ''as much about unfortunate people involved in workplace injuries and transport accidents – mums and dads who are getting caught up with powerful substances and …
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Is the Drug Rehab Treatment Program Medically Based?

Question by Carina: Is the drug rehab treatment program medically based?

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There is an advantage to including on-site medical care in a Drug Rehab. Physicians and nurses provide 24-hour hospital services to monitor and ensure a safe… Continue reading

American Society of Addiction Medicine Releases Standards of Care for

American Society of Addiction Medicine releases standards of care for
CHEVY CHASE, Md., Feb. 20, 2014 /Emag.co.uk/ – The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) announces its release of the Standards of Care for the Addiction Specialist Physician. Drafted by a diverse panel of addiction treatment providers, …
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FDA Approves First Drug for Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Use

FDA Approves First Drug for Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Use
The FDA's endorsement of pertuzumab comes under the agency's accelerated approval program. Confirmatory evidence from additional clinical trials will be needed eventually for … "We are seeing a significant shift in the treatment paradigm for early …
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What Does a Sheltered Person Need to Know Before Going to College?

Question by Sarah S: What does a sheltered person need to know before going to college?
Especially things like movies and music. Who are the most popular actors and actresses and what movies do they play in? Who are the most popular artists and what songs do they sing?

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Coalition Seeks 'Good Samaritan' Law to Prevent Overdose Deaths

Coalition seeks 'Good Samaritan' law to prevent overdose deaths

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Naloxone works much the way an EpiPen is used to treat a bee sting, said Dr. Gavin Bart, director of the division of addiction medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center. But in Minnesota naloxone… Continue reading

California Society of Addiction Medicine Applauds Rehab Fraud Crackdown

California Society of Addiction Medicine Applauds Rehab Fraud Crackdown

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The California Society of Addiction Medicine supports the investigation into fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal program but warns that the state must protect legitimate addiction patients in treatment centers where funding is cut off. SAN… Continue reading

Methadone Replacement Therapy Reduces Drug Addiction Cases

Methadone replacement therapy reduces drug addiction cases

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THE methadone replacement therapy has managed to reduce the number of drug addiction cases, including for heroin, from 21,981 in 2005 to 7,180 in 2012. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the treatment had also… Continue reading

Ke$Ha – Your Love Is My Drug


 

Ke$ ha – Your Love Is My Drug – Music video by Ke$ ha performing Your Love Is My Drug. (C) 2010 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment.

 

BC-AP Sports Digest

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The positive tests that nabbed top-name sprinters Tyson Gay,… Continue reading

Dr. Howard A. Heit on Urine Drug Tests as Part of Treatment for Chronic Pain


 

Dr. Howard A. Heit on Urine Drug Tests as Part of Treatment for Chronic Pain – Howard A. Heit, MD, FACP, FASAM, Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Diplomate in Addiction Medicine, Certified Medical Rev…

 

US should be proud of Latino immigration, Obama says

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