Coalition Aims to Crack Down on Opioid Abuse

Coalition aims to crack down on opioid abuse

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Local members of the Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Coalition say they believe the place they need to start is the home medicine cabinet, as that is where the vast majority of drug users today are getting their start: prescription drugs. "We …
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Common diabetes drugs may carry risk, study suggests

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But he added that "more study is need to confirm this data," and use of the alternative drug, metformin, is not always the answer. "Metformin and other oral hypoglycemic agents have their drawbacks, and probably we will see earlier use of insulin in …
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BOOKS: 'Shining' sequel centers on a different breed of monster

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BOOKS: 'Shining' sequel centers on a different breed of monster … King, who has publicly discussed his voracious cocaine and alcohol abuse in the 1980s, writes about addiction from the inside in, with the authority and detail of someone who survived …
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Lost and Found in Tijuana: Behind an Amazing American Rescue

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The pedestrian bridge called "The Line" that links Tijuana city center with the US border. (Fabio Cuttica/Contrasto via Redux). Sara, now 48 … The next two decades of Sara's life were filled with short stays at state mental institutions, run-ins with …
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