I-Team: NYC Targets Pain Pills as Latest Health Scourge

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More New Yorkers find themselves addicted to doctor-prescribed narcotics, and increasingly the city is treating the problem as a public health crisis. “Physicians have been taught for a long time that these drugs are safe — that they can use them in …
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Cultural Revisions to HIV Intervention Improves Outcome

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Donald A. Calsyn of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington decided to add a cultural component to the REMAS and see if that would make a difference in the minority HIV positive men. In a recent study, Calsyn delivered the …
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Depth of Field: UCSF Students Drawn to San Francisco's Legacy of Social Justice

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“A lot of them are recovering drug addicts who are trying to get their lives back together.” His most poignant moment at the CDC came in the form of a smile, as he worked on a woman with a missing front tooth. “Her mouth was always clamped closed …
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Residents oppose Spotsylvania group home

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A proposed group home on River Road in Spotsylvania County is envisioned as a “religious retreat” for young mothers who have struggled with substance abuse. But some nearby homeowners … Teen Challenge USA—a faith-based recovery program—has nearly …
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