Lapses in security put personal health records at risk

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

If you see a mistake, contact your health plan and report the problem. Review your credit reports … "Every breach exposes some information," said Christine Arevalo, director of health care identity management for ID Experts, an Oregon-based data …
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NORML Testimony In Favor Of Marijuana Decriminalization In Maryland

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

“In contrast with marijuana use, rates of other illicit drug use among ER [emergency room] patients were substantially higher in states that did not decriminalize marijuana use. The lack of … Effects of Decriminalization of Marijuana in Oregon.Annals …
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Zoeller cracking down on doctors

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

Kokomo — When Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller calls prescription drug abuse “one of the gravest issues facing Hoosiers today,” he means it quite literally. With hundreds of Hoosiers dying from prescription drug overdoses each year, Zoeller and …
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Dads and Daughters: Damage of child abuse leaves scars on all of us

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

Felitti and his colleagues have access to an enormous base of clinical data, and have found that the more traumatic experiences a child endures the higher their adult rates of alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, suicide attempts, smoking, poor health, …
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