Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem

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DUSTIN, A REAL person battling prescription drug addiction, is seen in the documentary film "The Hungry Heart," which will be screened to the public at three locations in Addison County next week. The film raises sobering truths about the increase of …
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A Thank You and Tribute to Ambassador Eric Goosby

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On November 1, 2013 Ambassador Eric Goosby wrapped up his extraordinary tenure as United States Global AIDS Coordinator and head of the U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Health Diplomacy, and returned to his home town of San Francisco. For …
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Chronic Pain and Emotional Distress Often Treated with Risky Medications

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Newswise — People suffering from chronic non-cancer pain and severe emotional distress, such as depression, anxiety and substance use, are likely to receive long-term opioid therapy despite a lack of evidence that this treatment helps, reports a new …
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America's Global Gulag: Challenging Wrongful Convictions

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He was held at Guantanamo for over five years. He was prisoner number 002. He arrived on January 11, 2002. It was the day the facility opened. He was accused of being an “unlawful enemy combatant.” It's a long defunct WW II relic. It's a term with no …
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