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“We hypothesized that surgeons overprescribe opioid pain medication in patients undergoing major and ambulatory surgeries, which increases the risk of chronic opioid use, abuse, and diversion,” said lead author
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Both Conway and Lane believe that the fight against opioid addiction will require faith-based ministries that can work through peer to peer programs, which connect former addicts to current ones. This
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Back in November 2016, after 1.8 million Massachusetts residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana, it didn't take long for the politicians in the Legislature to start interfering with the rollout of
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As the state's opioid crisis deepened, CommQuest Services found itself treating more and more pregnant women who were using heroin and similar drugs. Not only do expectant mothers who use
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two additional medical marijuana dispensaries would open in New Hampshire under a bill passed by the state Senate. Lawmakers legalized medical use of marijuana for
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Amid a rise in Colorado auto fatalities involving marijuana, state transportation officials are surveying thousands of residents this year to better understand public attitudes toward driving under the influence of pot,
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The opioid and heroin epidemic will continue to put significant pressure on the child welfare system, he said. And the lack of state funding for mandated programs, which places more pressure
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It's a bit nauseating to read the March 12 “Letter to the Editor” by Erica Dean pushing for legalizing marijuana. First, medical marijuana is marijuana. Regardless of
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Anne Hazlett, left, USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, speaks on the opioid crisis in rural Nevada during a roundtable discussion at Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Station 106
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It's not exactly the California Gold Rush of the mid-1850s, but Worcester and other Massachusetts communities are bracing for another gold rush of sorts. It's the rush to get in on the ground
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