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Sheriff Targets Drug Abuse – Morganton News Herald

Sheriff targets drug abuse – Morganton News Herald

Sheriff targets drug abuse
Morganton News Herald
Having worked in law enforcement since the age of 20, Burke County Sheriff Steve Whisenant has seen many crime trends in his career. Of those trends, perhaps none have reached the epidemic level that substance… Continue reading

Task Force: Tackling Drug Abuse in Region a Group Effort – the Sun

Task force: Tackling drug abuse in region a group effort – The Sun

Task force: Tackling drug abuse in region a group effort
The Sun
LOWELL — Thirty-four days into the new year, Middlesex County has already seen 11 drug-related deaths. Lowell Health Director Frank Singleton believes only so… Continue reading

Simsbury Created Committee to Address Mental Health, Drug Abuse – Hartford Courant

Simsbury Created Committee To Address Mental Health, Drug Abuse – Hartford Courant

Simsbury Created Committee To Address Mental Health, Drug Abuse
Hartford Courant
SIMSBURY — A new committee is forming in town that joins the town, the board of education, clergy and the community together to address mental health and… Continue reading

THE CLINIC and ELSEWHERE, by Todd Meyers

THE CLINIC AND ELSEWHERE, by Todd Meyers
Despite increasingly nuanced understandings of the neurobiology of addiction and a greater appreciation of the social and economic conditions that allow drug…


 

Overdose deaths from prescription pain meds drop | Department of Health
These include pain management rules for health care providers… Continue reading

Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Open in Holyoke

Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Holyoke
The non-profit Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Appleton Street in Holyoke. The organization is one of 20 that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health approved licenses for on Friday … Read more on WWLP 22News… Continue reading

Marshall Plan for NFL Retirees Is CTE Fundraisers

Marshall plan for NFL retirees is CTE fundraisers
Ex-Giant Leonard Marshall is chasing help for hurting former players. … Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Christian Okoye and Green Bay Packers great Dave Robinson will be among the players who will talk about the care players who suffer from …… Continue reading