Heroin Epidemic Difficult Challenge

Published October 3, 2013

Heroin epidemic difficult challenge

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And any stress can be the tipping point for an individual already pre-wired for addiction. Cauley said that Jefferson County Human Services currently has 100 people seeking treatment for addiction. Of 95 families, a quarter of them are affected by heroin.
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGEONS OF ONTARIO

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“The (college) has set out to us that in Ontario law, except in cases of sexual impropriety or drug abuse, a court will not support a revocation at a first disciplinary hearing,” he wrote. But that hasn't been the experience of the college that …
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The price of addiction: Portland docs prescribing opioids more cautiously (Series)

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“One thing we're hoping to decrease is the high rate of overdoses,” said Melissa Weimer, assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and medical director of CODA, Inc., a Portland substance abuse treatment center.
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