VegFest backs healthy eating

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All those viewpoints are sure to be shared Sunday at the fourth annual VegFest, the all-volunteer festival that promotes the meatless life and advocates for better treatment of animals in the food chain. That variety is … “Part of my job is to …
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UConn Alcohol Research Center receives five year grant

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One of the pharmaceutical break-throughs has been the development of naltrexone, a medication used to decrease alcohol abuse. The FDA approved the drug in the 1990s. According to Medline Plus, the drug is taken in tablet form and is supposed to steer …
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CSM hosts program on prescription drug abuse

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“The Impact of Prescription Drug Use” brought together students, the Charles County Sheriff's Office and a local attorney to discuss how prescription drug abuse is more of a problem now than illegal drug use. “No one is immune to [prescription …
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Blotter: Man arrested for DUI, charged with felony drug possession

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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Posha Ellis, 37, of Huntington was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, misdemeanor domestic abuse, misdemeanor driving under the influence and misdemeanor driving with a …
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