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Heroin: Lawmakers Fight Resurgence With Package of Bills

...  the resurgence of heroin with tougher penalties for dealers, more funding for overdose-reversal drugs and increased insurance coverage for treatment. Loading… Post to … Read more on The Journal News / Lohud.comNY lawmakers take aim at heroin resurgence State lawmakers are putting forward a package of legislation that seeks… Continue reading

What Is the Stroke Drug Being Researched in Israel to Cure Cancer?

...  AWAY. Under the decades-old federal restriction, drug treatment centers with more than 16 beds can't bill Medicaid for residential services provided to low-income adults. The measure was designed to prevent Medicaid funding from going … Read more on Battle Creek EnquirerHeroin addicts face barriers to treatment This is the… Continue reading

More Than a Comeback Story

...  Herald10 Things to Know for Monday A report that's been declassified by the Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to be sharply critical of the treatment of terror prisoners, including some held in the enshrouded "Camp 7." 4. 'THE LONGER WE DELAY THE HIGHER WOULD BE THE COST'. Read… Continue reading

Proposed Tenn. Law Would Prosecute Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women

...  harmed or dies because of the drug use. Manager or Recovery Services at Peninsula Outpatient Centers Mary Nelle Osborne said that the state should make a financial investment in treatment options in order for the system to be … Read more on WATE-TVHeroin use in Tennessee The records… Continue reading

Parents of Year-Old Phoenix Girl Accused of Abuse

...  of year-old Phoenix girl accused of abuse After arriving at the family's home Saturday, police say they found the child with numerous bite marks and injuries. Police say Phoenix Fire Department paramedics were called to provide medical treatment to the girl. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. Read more… Continue reading

Heroin Use in the United States: NY Accounts for 20 Percent of DEA Seizures of

...  use in the United States: NY accounts for 20 percent of DEA seizures of … It would require that every policy that provides medical coverage has to include specific coverage for drug and alcohol abuse treatment services that are deemed necessary by a doctor. What about the rest of… Continue reading

Vt. Fights Drug Crimes With Treatment, Not Jail

...  fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail She spent 14 days in rehabilitation at Maple Leaf Farm, a drug treatment center in Underhill, and took courses on the community impact of shoplifting. Her charges were dropped and she reports being sober for 8 months. Just last week, Attorney General… Continue reading

Rapper Lil' Boosie Released From Angola Penitentiary

...  told Cain, “He wished his grandmother could've been there,” Cain said. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Hatch deserves to be … Read more on The AdvocateAPNewsBreak: Astros prospect details drug struggle And for the first time publicly, he's opening up about his battle with… Continue reading

Residents Leap From Blazing Detroit Building

...  newcomers Summer Spiro and Jeffrey Jones) begin to unfurl the shadowy details of their not-too-distant past, beginning with their courtship in a drug rehab facility. Read more on La Jolla LightMLB notes: Cards to announce club's Hall of Fame candidates And for the first time publicly, he's opening… Continue reading

Are Drug Dealers Murderers?

...  Drug Dealers Murderers? More generally, whether Hoffman's entire history of addiction, rehab, and re-addition—which the particular dealer or dealers at issue did not cause—was the real cause of his tragic and untimely death. There were many fingers around the syringe that … Read more on Daily BeastPhilip Seymour… Continue reading