New England Sees Surge of Heroin Use

New England Sees Surge Of Heroin Use

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Special multi-agency teams have been set up to share information and target offenders while also stepping up educational efforts and treatment programs. Coffin said authorities saw the crisis coming as far back as 2009 when experts on opiate addiction …
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Receptos Announces Completion of Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

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Receptos is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic candidates for the treatment of immune and metabolic diseases. The company's lead program, RPC1063, is a sphingosine 1-phosphate 1 receptor (S1P1R) small molecule modulator …
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Capital Briefs: Prescription drug disposal program proposed

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New Hampshire: Senate Bill 44 would amend the procedure for disposal of controlled drugs in the possession of a law enforcement officer and makes the Department of Justice responsible for adopting rules for the pharmaceutical drug take-back program …
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