School Program Works to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

School Program Works to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
That program, Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST), has been extensively tested and proven effective in preventing violence, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. The LST program, implemented in schools all over the U.S. and in 36 …
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Treatment Providers Embracing the Affordable Care Act

Treatment Providers Embracing The Affordable Care Act — Now more than ever, treatment providers must stand together in order to maximize the opportunities the Affordable Care Act will provide for the behavioral he…


Will the Affordable Care Act spur reform of inmate health care?
Imagine this situation: A bad break… Continue reading →

First Drug for Charlotte-Based Chelsea Therapeutics Wins FDA Approval

First drug for Charlotte-based Chelsea Therapeutics wins FDA approval
A Charlotte-based pharmaceutical company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its first drug, Northera, for treatment of a type of low blood pressure that can affect people with Parkinson's disease and other …
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School Program Works to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

School Program Works to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
That program, Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST), has been extensively tested and proven effective in preventing violence, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. The LST program, implemented in schools all over the U.S. and in 36 …
drug abuse –… Continue reading →

Healthy Monroe Radio Show March 2014

Healthy Monroe Radio Show March 2014 — Healthy Monroe is a Series of Interviews with Public Health Professionals from the Monroe County Health Department. The Food & Nutrition Segments Features Ou…


B-town's A-listers and their dark tales of powders and pills
… on the list of Hollywood's famous who had… Continue reading →

Man Convicted of Killing 3 in North Carolina – News & Observer

Man convicted of killing 3 in North Carolina – News & Observer

Man convicted of killing 3 in North Carolina
News & Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An Ohio man has been convicted of killing three people in North Carolina more than six years ago. A Mecklenburg County jury spent… Continue reading →