Nebraska prison overcrowding, reforms on the agenda

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… dealing with inmates through the Specialized Substance Abuse Supervision program. It has shown success in rehabilitating nonviolent drug offenders sentenced to prison via a strict supervised program of substance abuse treatment, work and counseling.
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The Fix Isn't In: Why a Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses by Kids Isn't …

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Budnitz's analysis showed that in 2011 about 15,000 of the 74,000 children who went to the emergency room after a drug accident were admitted for further evaluation or treatment. The poison control center data showed that of 450,000 children evaluated, …
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Problems continue with inappropriate prescription of antipsychotic drugs

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Low-dose, antipsychotic medications are continuing to be widely prescribed, a new analysis suggests, even though it's likely many of the prescriptions are for conditions where there's weak evidence of their effectiveness and serious risks remain. The …
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Fingerprint drug screening research trials begin in Finland

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Intelligent Fingerprinting, along with addiction medicine experts at the University of Eastern Finland and Addoz Oy, have announced the launch of a research study aimed at drug rehabilitation treatment for opioid-dependent patients, which uses …
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