From the State That Legalized Weed, Comes the World's Strongest Drug Test

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The second has to do with addiction and recovery, and the third with helping patients manage chronic pain. The fourth category, whose profile vastly … Drug use can be tested in a few ways, most directly via the blood. But besides the issue of having …
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Powerful painkiller Zohydro criticized by Pennsylvania AG

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The Food and Drug Administration approved Zohydro ER last year despite an advisory panel's recommendation that it be rejected because of concerns about the potential for addiction. … “We believe your approval of Zohydro ER has the potential to …
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Support for drug testing grows at Crestview

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While drug use may not be a huge problem at Crestview schools, Miller said it is important not to put their "heads in the sand" either. Drug use is increasing across the county. Miller said the hope is to help students fight addiction now while they …
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Federal drug policies do little to end abuse

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While the nation focuses on ways to prevent overdoses, and the emotional foundations of drug use, these statistics raise bigger questions about how America treats and legislates drug use. Alcohol is a drug and is legal, yet there are almost 90,000 …
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