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A Rhode Island doctor who admitted to receiving kickbacks in exchange for prescribing a powerful opioid spray to cancer patients was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison,
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A recent opioid study published in the Journal Of the American Medical Association (JAMA) evaluated pain management in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis and low back pain. The study by
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The committee also didn't address questions about how gaming companies should treat employees who test positive for marijuana use. Should they be fired because the policy is for gaming never to
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Justice proposed the bill (SB 273) that limits initial opioid prescriptions to a seven-day supply for short-term pain, so he will almost certainly sign it. State lawmakers finished their work on
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Federal prosecutors will not take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Trump justice department's decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged authorities from cracking down on the trade in states
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It's only been a couple of months, but law enforcement and health officials are reporting encouraging news in the opioid crisis in Butler County. As of this week, there only have
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The new film Weed the People, executive-produced by Ricki Lake, follows families as they discover the benefits of marijuana for their child's cancer and chemotherapy. “When your kid's got cancer, the
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In May of last year, Gov. Rick Scott declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. In December, with data showing fatal overdoses jumping 35 percent, the Surgeon General said it
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In fact, four of the five largest marijuana acquisitions of all-time have occurred within a four-month span. Unfortunately, this rush to grow capacity as quickly as balance sheets will allow could
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Every seasoned smoker knows that most experiences are way better high. Though there’s a lot to be said for eating Cheetos after hotboxing your dorm room, nothing can beat exploring the world while a little (or a lot)...
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The Council Bluffs City Council will vote on a resolution in support of a medical marijuana oil dispensary in the city at its meeting Monday night. Councilman Roger Sandau brought the
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More work is ahead this year to tackle the area's opioid epidemic across Bartholomew County, an initiative launched in 2017. The crisis in the county is similar to what many counties