Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Commonwealth

Prescription drug abuse on the rise in commonwealth

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Both Brodeur and Clark said a voter ballot initiative that eliminated a sales tax on alcohol in 2010 has made it more challenging to fund substance abuse treatment programs in the state. “The alcohol sales tax was dedicated almost exclusively to …
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Medical marijuana: What the new law in Mass. means

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Dr. Kevin Hill, Addiction Psychiatrist at McLean Hospital's Drug Abuse Treatment Program, stopped by "The Morning Show" to share the following: Massachusetts the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana. The Department of Public Health is charged …
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Rogelio Flores ends era in substance abuse treatment court

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The Substance Abuse Treatment Court is an arm of the Santa Barbara County Probation Department, and offers offenders with drug, alcohol and mental-health problems a choice to get clean in an 18-month program or go to jail. “Grow where you're planted.
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