Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?

Published November 9, 2013

Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?
But what if the drugs don't even work very well? There's some good evidence that they don't, at least in pigs. They used to deliver a boost in growth, but that effect has disappeared in recent years or declined greatly. The reason for this is … Read more on ideastream

Ohio gets share of .2B settlement linked to Omnicare kickbacks (Video)
“These kickbacks were intended to induce Omnicare and its hundreds of consultant pharmacists to engage in 'active intervention programs' to promote the use of Risperdal and other J&J drugs in nursing homes,” according to the Justice Department. Read more on Cincinnati Business Courier

Drug may reduce amount of overdose deaths
But the use of Narcan has expanded as the opiate epidemic — fueled by the prevalence of heroin — has grown, particularly in Ohio, Kentucky and Florida, said Jackie Pollard, director of clinical services for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board. Read more on Suburbanite

A Marcus Atkinson Production: LCADA Opens Teen Center to stop drug use in Lorain County
LCADA opened a teen center in Lorain Ohio. The center will help teenagers in the fight agaisnt alcohol and drug abuse.