New Reports Reveal Hidden Success and Struggles in NC Schools – Charlotte Observer
New reports reveal hidden success and struggles in NC schools – Charlotte Observer
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New reports reveal hidden success and struggles in NC schools Charlotte Observer It tends to top the test-score lists for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. At Ranson, in north Charlotte, most students come from low-income homes. When the… Continue reading |
Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use
Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
WASHINGTON — From the beginning, the U.S. government’s decade-long crackdown on abuse of prescription drugs has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering “pill mills” would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use.
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Hard Drugs Demand Solid Understanding: Column
Hard drugs demand solid understanding: Column
Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death has prompted a lot of discussion about heroin in recent weeks. Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a …
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Markey Calls for Expanded Treatment to Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Markey Calls For Expanded Treatment To Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Authorities blame the availability of relatively inexpensive heroin, the practice of mixing it with other drugs, and waiting lists at treatment centers for drug addiction. Markey said a chemical compound, know by the brand name Narcan, and used as an… Continue reading
Man Gets Life for Killing 3 in Charlotte – WLOS
Man gets life for killing 3 in Charlotte – WLOS
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Man gets life for killing 3 in Charlotte WLOS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Mecklenburg County jury has returned a life prison sentence for a man convicted of killing three people more than five years ago. Superior Court Judge… Continue reading |
Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual
Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
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