NATO in Afghanistan – Treating Kabul’s Drug Addicts

NATO in Afghanistan – Treating Kabul’s drug addicts – On average 1 person in 30 is addicted to drugs in Kabul, Afghanistan. A special center is helping to wean them away from using drugs. More on WADAN: www.wadan.org

Side Effects | A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report Doctors with links to drug …

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Issued by leading medical associations and government institutions, treatment guidelines are supposed to be based on rigorous science. But the committees that write them have been dominated by doctors who have worked as paid speakers, consultants or …
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Lexington doctor starts program to treat pregnant addicts

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“The real meat and potatoes of this program is to get the patient into treatment,” Corbett said. “When these … In the three weeks since the project was launched, Corbett said they've had two women ask to get into substance-abuse treatment. He said …
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Hundreds of high-prescribers don't check Oregon's pharmacy-monitoring program

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Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, former executive director of the Oregon State Pharmacy Association. Last year, with prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths at an epidemic pace, the state started requiring pharmacies to record prescriptions they fill for …
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