New Mexico Jail's Warden Wants to End Methadone Treatment for Inmates

New Mexico Jail's Warden Wants to End Methadone Treatment for Inmates

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The jail warden of New Mexico's largest detention center announced his intention to stop treating inmates with methadone, according to the New York Times. Ramon Rustin, jail warden of Metropolitan Detention Center and a 32-year veteran of corrections …
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Flu season 'bad one for the elderly,' CDC says – NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK …

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More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. … Google executive chairman and ex-New Mexico Gov. … The U.S. is about halfway through this flu season, and "it's …
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Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate

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Other efforts include new polices to help guide doctors prescription practices, procedures for people to safely dispose of drugs that are no longer being used and programs to educate communities about the dangers of prescription drug misuse. Shumaker …
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