New York Struggles With Heroin Overdoses
New York struggles with heroin overdoses
Some states, including New York, are reporting a rise in heroin use as many addicts shift from costly and harder-to-get prescription opiates to this cheaper alternative. A look at what's happening in New York: THE PROBLEM: … The New York City …
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Sundays With The Christianists: US History Textbooks To Keep Your …
We get a couple of sentences about “anti-war radicals” who “seized control of college buildings … and dared police to come after them,” and of course we learn about draft dodgers, but there's no sense that these actions were motivated by principled …
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Hospitals in Vt., NH reject powerful painkiller Zohydro
Fanciullo, who works with patients who have pain, including those who require long-term pain management, said he did not believe the drug would benefit any of the patients who come through his center. Fanciullo said that beyond the threat of overdose …
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Mountain Medicine: Gastric sleeve vs. gastric bypass for weight loss surgery
It is a good option for high-risk patients such as those with a very high body mass index (BMI) or medical issues such as anemia, Crohn's disease, anti-inflammatory drug use or extensive prior surgery. The surgery also has been shown to help improve or …
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Autopsy Indicates Whitney Houston was Chronic Cocaine User — Whitney Houston died from accidental drowning, according to the L.A. County Coroner’s Office. According to the coroner’s report, the 48-year-old singer also …
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