Attention Turns to Softer Ways of Dealing With Addiction
Attention turns to softer ways of dealing with addiction
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Policy makers have long struggled to work out the best response to the health problems born of addiction, torn between political pressure to take a hard line on substances of abuse and growing scientific evidence that a softer, more pragmatic approach …
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India's TB-drug crisis: Why Centre shouldn't run national health programmes
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In fact, a major problem with India's TB-burden is the load of drug-resistant TB. In most cases, the patient becomes drug-resistant because of incomplete or irregular treatment. The patients can transmit their drug-resistant illness to others, who will …
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DEA Wages Hemp War Behind The Scenes In House
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The Drug Enforcement Administration has kicked its lobbying against legalizing industrial hemp into high gear, hoping to block an amendment in the House that would decriminalize the crop for research purposes. …. use isn't a big deal — and shouldn't …
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Wellesley's Dr. Spielberg: From house calls to high-tech
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Dr. Theodore Spielberg, long-time Wellesley doctor and resident, works on his latest medical patents. … If there was a problem, the neighbors would be there. There was … I remember in medical school, we didn't have nearly these kinds of medications …
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