Costa Rica Launches Drug Treatment Court Pilot Project with OAS Support

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Costa Rica is the second country to launch a DTC pilot project under the OAS's Drug Treatment Courts in the Americas program. This program is supported by the OAS through the CICAD's Executive Secretariat and has the financial support of the government …
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Okeechobee School Board considers drug testing

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Another goal was to encourage student athletes who use drugs to participate in drug treatment programs. The district also kept statistics for student … Several Florida counties have implemented drug testing policies. The district does have random …
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Fight against Dominican smugglers lands in N.J.

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The relationship between a U.S. senator from New Jersey and a wealthy political benefactor has highlighted gaps in port security in the Dominican Republic, which has become the top transit point for drugs in the …
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Widely Used Stroke Treatment Doesn't Help Patients

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A lot of stroke patients in the U.S. are already getting this endovascular (within-the-artery) treatment because the Food and Drug Administration approved the devices without clinical proof that they work. Medicare has begun paying for the treatment …
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