Increasing Painkiller Use in the NFL Leads to a Culture of Prescription Drug …

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The prescription drug epidemic has been making headlines recently as the statistics regarding abuse rates continue to increase, and now the latest group being highlighted is the professional football community. In a recent article by The Washington …
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Risk factors for 1-year mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

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All 5 currently Food and Drug Administration–approved thoracic stent grafts and the investigational Zenith TX2-LP (Cook Medical, Bloomington, Ind) device were used. … congestive heart failure, a history of myocardial infarction, gastroesophageal …
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Police, Town, Participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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According to statistics, the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get the medications from family and friends – and the home medicine cabinet. To that end, To that end, "Rx for Disaster: Get Smart about Prescription … In addition, a panel …
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Corrections policy fails for want of proper care – Canberra Times

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A 2011 Justice Department report estimated 42 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women in Victoria's prisons had acquired brain injuries from assaults, accidents, drug and alcohol abuse or suicide attempts. The incidence in the … The point of such …
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