A Symbol of Predatory Inequality
A Symbol of Predatory Inequality
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The nation's highest gambling addiction rates – higher in Nevada than in any other state surveyed – have resulted in skyrocketing social costs, which, as legalized gambling continues to expand, threaten to plague other regions of the country desperate …
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Heroin Overdose Deaths on the Rise in Clark County
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Pohl says out of the 30 years he's been treating people with addictions, he's seeing more patients hooked on heroin. A recent study found Nevada has the fourth highest drug overdose mortality rate in the United States. Monday will be known as "Black …
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Super Bowl a major temptation for gambling addicts
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According to the American Gaming Association, gamblers bet a record $ 98.9 million at Nevada casinos on last year's Super Bowl, but some experts believe more than $ 8 billion is illegally bet nationwide on the game every year. Maney said that many who …
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New program to help Vt. families deal with opiate abuse
New program to help Vt. families deal with opiate abuse
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U.S. Attorney Tris Coffin announced a statewide, free support group for those who have lost family members to opiate overdose. Coffin says there are numerous families in Vermont who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses. He wants those suffering with …
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Dodgeball tournament will raise funds for drug awareness
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… off in a dodgeball tournament with the goal of raising money for an anti-drug charity. Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Illinois Valley Anti-Drug Coalition, an Ottawa-based organization that aims to prevent substance abuse among young …
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They Call Me Hater
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Society is forced into an uncomfortable realm where we profit from Peter's addiction to pay for Paul's extravagance, trading potentially healthy lives for plentiful tax dollars.The battle against drug abuse and addiction is not a zero-sum game … We …
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Colombia, rebels say making progress in talks over drug trade
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"We have been working nonstop throughout this round of conversations and we have started building agreements on the point 'solving the illicit drugs problem,'" the statement said. Sustained progress could help President Juan Manuel Santos in his …
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need help finding the spelling for an anti drug addiction pill?
Question by Daniel: need help finding the spelling for an anti drug addiction pill?
Theres someone i know who is addicted to pain pills from a car injury and his doctor put him on something that sounds like it’s spelled soboxal but i don’t think it’s spelled that way which is probably why i can’t find out any information. Anyways he gets very sick from it and asked me to look into it for him. Please help me find the correct spelling for this drug.
Best answer:
Answer by Lloyd
Could possibly be “Suboxone”. This is used for opioid dependence.
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New program targets cycle of addiction and arrest
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Instead of sending minor offenders back into the criminal justice system, LEAD offers them a chance to obtain essential wraparound services, such as housing, job training, transportation, counseling and addiction treatment — all of which might help …
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Wife joins bomb threat caller behind bars
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West Virginia State Police also assisted and supplied their bomb detecting dog, as did the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department who also dispatched their bomb squad to help search the courthouse. Newman remains lodged … Deputy Lucas Casto and …
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Treatment over punishment for addicts
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Two weeks ago, we had a young woman on the front page of our paper who had been arrested for possession of a narcotic – Suboxone. Suboxone is a semi-synthetic opioid, according to Wikipedia, used to treat opioid addiction in higher dosages and to …
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WVU Law Review symposium to focus on prescription drug abuse
WVU Law Review symposium to focus on prescription drug abuse
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The symposium, which is free and open to the public, will feature a select group of experts examining a range of topics including policy, liability and sentencing guidelines related to prescription drug abuse in West Virginia and beyond.
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Triamterene Prescription Triamterene Prescription – Get your medicine for less …
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They performed a computational method to help mammals cope with it a relationship 78% had a forceps-assisted birth, 32% who had specific obesity-related health risks associated with significantly higher systolic blood pressure and early death in …
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Councilman looking to cutdown on drug abuse in Toledo
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TOLEDO — Toledo City Councilman Jack Ford and other northwest Ohio leaders introduced plans Wednesday afternoon to create a tougher enforcement on heroin and prescription drug abuse. While abuse is believed to be on the rise, there's no hard …
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Heroin antidote used by doctors now available in prescription for Colorado addicts
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"If you see somebody who's taken an overdose of drugs and is not breathing, what you do is put this in the nose and spray," said Dr. Eric Lavonas of Denver Health. "We encourage people to get [drug addiction] treatment. But treatment doesn't do any …
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Steve Cohen: 'Ask The Late Philip Seymour Hoffman' If Pot Is As Dangerous As …
Steve Cohen: 'Ask The Late Philip Seymour Hoffman' If Pot Is As Dangerous As …
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"And every death, including Mr. Hoffman's, is partly the responsibility of the federal government's drug priorities for not putting total emphasis on the drugs that kill, that cause people to be addicted and have to steal to support their habit." Cohen …
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Welfare State Madness
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Most Americans have no problem whatsoever helping the truly disabled, even as most Americans bristle at the thought of underwriting able-bodied frauds. … With some notable exceptions (such as the corrupt NYC cops, and those hillbillies mentioned in …
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