Alternatives to the 'Fiscal Cliff'
Alternatives to the 'fiscal cliff'
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers
The war on drugs, another area of financial waste, should be abolished and replaced with drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers. The fiscal cliff may be a device to scare people into legislating social programs out of existence, even if there are …
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Treatment center client charged with felony child neglect for baby's skull …
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers
A woman who witnesses said had repeatedly dropped her infant while undergoing in-patient drug treatment at a Madison treatment center was charged Tuesday with felony child neglect after the child was found in September to have skull fractures.
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FDA Approves Pasireotide for Cushing's Disease
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After priority review and fast-track and orphan drug designations, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved pasireotide diaspartate injection for the treatment of patients with Cushing's disease for whom surgery has been unsuccessful or who are …
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Psychiatrist Accused in Alleged Prescription Kickback Scandal
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers
Clozapine is typically used only as a last resort in treatment-resistant patients, owing to its well-known risks for side effects, including agranulocytosis; the drug is considered of particular risk to the elderly. Guidelines …. Efforts to deter …
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