Addicted youth need more help, sooner

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The death of former Glee star Cory Monteith has drawn attention to the severity of addiction among youths in Thunder Bay, where one expert says local prevention programs are doing too little too late. The co-ordinator of Thunder Bay's Drug Strategy …
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Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits

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A report commissioned by the American Society of Addiction Medicine found that Medicaid agencies in just 28 states cover all three of medications that the Food and Drug Administration has approved for opioid addiction treatment: methadone …
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Two New Antibiotics Show Efficacy in Gonorrhea Treatment

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Two novel antibiotic combinations of existing US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs show efficacy in the successful treatment of gonorrhea, offering urgently needed new options as antibiotic resistance continues to narrow the arsenal for …
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