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AP News in Brief at 8:58 Pm EDT

AP News in Brief at 8:58 pm EDT
On a federal level, the association has urged policymakers to support requirements for labeling only if the Food and Drug Administration finds a health or safety risk. …. KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When they moved from Georgia to the theme park playground of… Continue reading

NIH Announces Meeting for National Institute on Drug Abuse

NIH Announces Meeting for National Institute on Drug Abuse
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs, National Institutes of Health, HHS). Dated: April 8, 2014. Michelle Trout, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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What's Best for Babies Born to Drug-Addicted Mothers?

What's best for babies born to drug-addicted mothers?
The nation is watching Tennessee for new legislation that would allow women to be criminally charged if they use drugs during pregnancy that harm their newborns. State and … This complicated epidemic raises many questions, yielding few simple answers.
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Brockton Mayor Seeks Harsher Penalties for Drug Dealers – WBUR

Brockton Mayor Seeks Harsher Penalties For Drug Dealers – WBUR

Brockton Mayor Seeks Harsher Penalties For Drug Dealers
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BOSTON — Calling Brockton the “epicenter of the heroin crisis in southeastern Massachusetts,” the city's mayor, Bill Carpenter, is proposing tougher penalties for dealers caught trying to sell drugs within 300… Continue reading

Knights of the South Bronx – 2005 TV Film | Inspiring Chess Movie for Kids

Knights of the South Bronx – 2005 TV film | Inspiring Chess Movie for Kids — Knights of the South Bronx is a 2005 TV film about a teacher who helps students at a tough inner-city school to succeed by teaching them to play chess. A bus…


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Doctors, Medical Staff on Drugs Put Patients at Risk

Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
USA TODAY reviewed an array of government data and independent studies on drug use among health care practitioners, including records on hundreds of doctors, nurses and others caught diverting drugs. The newspaper also interviewed medical …
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