CDC: Painkiller Overdoses 'skyrocketed' Among Women
CDC: Painkiller overdoses 'skyrocketed' among women
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According to the report, which used data from the National Vital Statistics System and the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 15,323 deaths among women were linked to drug overdoses in 2010, a rate of 9.8 per 100,000 population. A total of 6,631 women …
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Khat Banned in the UK after Government Classifies the Herbal Stimulant as a …
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Today UK Home Secretary Teresa May released a statement confirming that Khat was to be banned in the UK, it will now be treated as a Class C drug and anyone caught trafficking or supplying it will face up to 14 years in prison. The official … The …
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Xinhua Insight: S China city pioneers drug treatment model
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Ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26 this year, attention is turning to Liuzhou, where the local government may have come up with a new way to treat addicts with special needs. NEW REHAB …
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Sharp rise in drug overdoses among US women – FOX 54 WZDX – Huntsville …
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Two HIV-positive patients show no trace of virus after receiving chemotherapy and stem-cell transplants as treatment for lymphoma, according to new research. … Long thought of as primarily a male problem, drug addiction is increasingly affecting …
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