FDA Wants Limits on Most Prescribed Painkillers
FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkillers
"Rescheduling hydrocodone from a Schedule III to a Schedule II drug will help prevent these highly addictive drugs from getting into the wrong hands and devastating families and communities. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York noted that the FDA's own … Read more on… Continue reading
Senate Votes to End Jobless Checks to Drug Users
Senate votes to end jobless checks to drug users
LANSING, Mich. Michigan job seekers who use illegal drugs would be denied unemployment benefits under legislation that moved forward in the state Legislature on Thursday. The Republican-led Senate voted 28-10, almost entirely along party lines, … Read more on Charlotte Observer
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Chicago Heights Coaltion Receives $125K for Substance Abuse Prevention
Chicago Heights coaltion receives 5K for substance abuse prevention
The grant for Chicago Heights was awarded to the nonprofit organization TASC, or Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, on behalf of the South Suburban Family Wellness Alliance, also based in Chicago Heights. The group will receive … The … Read more… Continue reading
A 'Shooting Galleries' Heroin Strategy Would Miss the Target Completely
A 'Shooting Galleries' Heroin Strategy Would Miss the Target Completely
"Drug consumption rooms" or "shooting galleries", are generally taken to be publicly or charitably provided, supervised "clean rooms" where addicts can take "street drugs" and inject, away from the street. Usually they need specific exemption from … Read more on… Continue reading
Arrest, Man Posing as Police Officer, Dead Cat, Infant Covered With Windshield …
Arrest, Man Posing as Police Officer, Dead Cat, Infant Covered with Windshield …
Police said they found evidence of drug use inside the building. 6:52 p.m., Route 27. Received a call from … The phone call was lost, the man called back on the E911 line and said he was… Continue reading
What Legal Way Can I Get Someone to Go to Rehab Without Them Signing a Consent?
Question by Bianka: what legal way can i get someone to go to rehab without them signing a consent?
I want to get my mom into some kind of rehab for her drug use. I live in CC Tx. I need somewhere that they can come and get her because… Continue reading