Posts Tagged ‘New York’

St Louis officials desperate after levee break – Officials near St. Louis say they desperately need help after a levee was breached along the Mississippi River earlier this week. Hundreds of residents were …

The growing heroin problem
Bonacic said, “The growing epidemic of heroin use throughout New York State is alarming. It transcends regions, race, gender and economic status. We must do everything in our power to help stop this highly accessible and addictive drug from poisoning …
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Event sheds light on area's heroin problem
He encouraged residents to use their heroin tip line to report drug activity in their local communities. “If you know of any activity, if you want to partake in helping get this stuff off our streets and away from our children, please do not hesitate …
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Healthnotes: Week of March 24
Al-Anon is a resource for family members and friends affected by alcoholism. Al-Anon meets Sundays, 6:30 and Wednesdays, 7:30, St. Ann's, old convent … Restorative yoga, chair yoga with breathing and meditation for patients in active treatment or …
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Recovering Addicts, Alcoholics, News Junkies, Addiction Industry Has New …
Only stories from the previous week,” explained Buschel, who also co-founded Writers in Treatment, the non-profit responsible for the international Reel Recovery Film Festivals. “Our audience includes treatment centers, educators, counselors …
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Question by pseudonym: Why is treatment and medication for AIDS and Cancer so expensive?
These 2 diseases kill millions each year, mostly due to the majority of patients who can’t afford the proper treatment and care. So why do the medications and treatments continue being so bloody expensive? Especially in developing and third world countries. Shouldn’t the UN create some sort of task-force or governing body to streamline the treatment for AIDS and Cancer all over the world?

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Answer by barb
because making money is more important to the drug manufacturers than your health and peace of mind.

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Governor declares heroin 'epidemic' a public health emergency
BOSTON – For years, police, health care leaders and parents of addicts have been asking for expanded drug treatment programs and tighter controls on narcotic painkillers, and for regulators to keep new powerful prescription drugs off the street. On …
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Lindsay Lohan Jail Sentence Recap – New Learn Pilates App! http://mhlo.co/qvbwyH http://www.mahalo.com/lindsay-lohan Despite undergoing a “career meltdown,” it seems Lindsay Lohan continues to …

9/11 Linked to Two Heart Disease Culprits: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Post …
The WTC Health Program, Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai is a treatment and monitoring program for emergency responders, recovery workers, residents, and area workers who were affected by the terrorist attacks in New York City on September …
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Woman awaiting drug treatment is sentenced for various crimes
LAMBERTVILLE — A 22-year-old Hamilton woman was sentenced to 364 days in jail while awaiting a bed in an inpatient drug treatment center. Cassandra Durkin was sentenced Feb. 28 by Judge Stephen B. Rubin to three years' probation in addition to the …
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Question by voodoo: How strict are immigration officers about “deemed rehabilitation” when it comes to crossing the Canada border?
I am heading to Canada and don’t want to drive all the way to the border to find out that I can’t cross due to a criminal infraction about 8 years ago.

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Answer by ali
strick. My man came from the us when he had no record and now that he got into a lil fight now he cant go back until he becomes a citizen here in canada. i know they give you a hard time about that, and you should phone your immigration for your province and ask them, thats the best advise i could give you, they would be the only ones to tell you whither or not you could pass…

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies – Oscar-winning American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in New York, police say. The 46-year-old was found in his Manhattan apartment after a…

Clinical trial testing new treatment for marijuana addiction
A treatment center in Pickens County is participating in a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of an over-the-counter supplement that researchers hope will help marijuana smokers end their addiction to the herb's active ingredient, THC. Behavioral …
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Officials Unveil New Drug-Free NH Ad Campaign
“We know that alcohol and drug abuse hurts our children's development and has real long-term health effects,” she said. Hassan said the new Medicaid expansion effort though would help with treatment across the state. The education effort, she added, …
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