Bain Capital Has Seen the Economy's Future, and It Is Heroin Addicts
Bain Capital Has Seen the Economy's Future, and It Is Heroin Addicts
[rewrite]Well, it's "hard to find a good methadone clinic,'' and there's always the possibility that municipal treatment clinics could shut down for lack of funds, Boston-area drug counselor Dr. Kevin Hill tells the Globe. That could leave Bain's mills as the …[/rewrite]
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For Heroin Treatment, Testing A New Drug And 'Peddling Hope'
[rewrite]But Ray Tamasi, who runs Gosnold, a network of addiction treatment facilities on Cape Cod, says the benefits of Vivitrol have persuaded him to use it instead of traditional treatment drugs that can themselves be addictive. “[Vivitrol] does seem to help …[/rewrite]
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Mountainside Reminds Patients About Deducting Addiction: Writing Off Medical …
Mountainside Reminds Patients about Deducting Addiction: Writing Off Medical …
[rewrite]According to the IRS, deductible drug and alcohol addiction treatment expenses include: the costs of diagnosis; inpatient treatment at a therapeutic center for drug or alcohol addiction, including meals and lodging costs; payments for legal medical …[/rewrite]
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'JoJo' Burhoe detained after failing drug tests
[rewrite]Burhoe, who was 44 at the time of his arrest, asked to be sent to an inpatient drug treatment center for an addiction that, his lawyer said, resurfaced after he underwent surgery on his mouth and was prescribed oxycodone. He had been sober for 12 years …[/rewrite]
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Women: J&J Trashed Records in Product Injury Suits
Women: J&J trashed records in product injury suits
[rewrite]Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Cheryl Eifert in southern West Virginia, who is handling most of the implant lawsuits, concluded J&J destroyed thousands of documents regarding development of its pelvic mesh implants, but said there was no proof …[/rewrite]
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Newport News: Woman facing manslaughter charge let out on bond due to health
[rewrite]In late February, Circuit Court Judge H. Vincent Conway Jr. allowed Mangum out of jail to get emergency hospital treatment for her leg and abdomen swelling. And last week, he held a bond hearing on whether she … ordered that Mangum stay at her mother …[/rewrite]
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A Year Later, West Is Still a Long Way From Recovery
A year later, West is still a long way from recovery
[rewrite]After a methodical if slow start, West's nonprofit Long-Term Recovery Center has disbursed $ 1.6 million and will have exhausted its remaining $ 2 million by June or July. Then it will try to raise an additional $ 500,000 for more building materials, said …[/rewrite]
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Families suffer as heroin overdoses rise
[rewrite]"The bodies are piling up faster than the coroners' offices can take care of all of them," said Jan Scaglinone, a pharmacist with the Drug and Poison Information Center of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The Butler County … His parents …[/rewrite]
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Paranoid About “Swine Flu”!?
Question by Summer Oggero: Paranoid about “Swine Flu”!?
[rewrite]Has the “swine flu” had any Illinois cases yet? I heard that this morning, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, our first case of swine flu happened in Chicago IL! Did it really.
Also, how did the swine flu start?
i have alot of questions sorry.
but, what states have swine flu?
when should swine flu be arriving at illinois?
have they found a cure for swine flu yet?
how many people have died from swine flu?
what are the symptoms of swine flu?
should i be paranoid?
is it the end of the world (seriously)?
Heroin Epidemic Younger, Whiter
Heroin epidemic younger, whiter
[rewrite]State surveys of treatment centers also show that this epidemic has become far whiter and younger than it was in the 1970s or even a decade ago. … In northwest Ohio, heroin-related deaths more than doubled last year — to 80, from 31 in 2012. Even so …[/rewrite]
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The politics of addiction
[rewrite]That's a prudent investment, as Ohio's opioid epidemic generates more than $ 3 billion a year in medical, productivity, treatment, and other social costs, the Children's Safety Network reports. By contrast, House … Most public treatment centers …[/rewrite]
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