Depression and Suicide – Voice Article

Depression And Suicide – Voice Article – Depression And Suicide Eighteen year old Catherine had everything: the most supportive family, a loving boyfriend, awesome set of friends and a comfortable l…

UPDATE 2-Walgreen in record mln settlement over painkillers

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Florida has long been considered a center of prescription drug abuse, and the DEA has dismantled dozens of sham clinics known as "pill mills" where doctors have written prescriptions for drug dealers and addicts. The Centers for Disease Control and …
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Proposed Gun Bill Ends NC Pistol Purchase Permits

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When it goes through the sheriff's office, they do thorough checks on the individual such as citizenship, felony or domestic violence convictions, court judgments of mental incompetence or commitment to a mental institution, or drug abuse. NC Attorney …
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Why Moms are Drinking and Using Drugs

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Caron Treatment Centers, a non-profit that provides rehabilitation services to those with drug or alcohol dependency, found that there are several key reasons why mothers engage in substance abuse. They are boredom, pressure from family and friends, …
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Addiction is a sad reality

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The phenomenon of addiction among medical personnel is not new, and has been recognized among medical professionals for a century. In a recent journal article, Dr. Todd Monroe from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Tennessee, said, "Doctors …
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