Frank Stella: Cost of Prescription Drugs Must Be Slashed

Frank Stella: Cost of prescription drugs must be slashed

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The fiscal cliff agreement fell far short of raising the revenue needed to address the budget deficit in Washington. The debate in Congress now appears to be … Cutting these programs would lead to lost nursing home care, lost asthma medication and …
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Smoking, Once Used to Reward, Faces a Ban in Mental Hospitals

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Now more treatment facilities are banning smoking, with some finding it easier than expected. Others still allow it, usually outside on their grounds during scheduled times. About a fifth of state hospitals are not smoke-free, a survey issued in 2012 …
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Kerlikowske: A 21st Century Approach to Drug Policy – In his speech at the drug policy pre-conference in Washington DC on July 20 (featured in our video below), Gil Kerlikowske, the US drug czar was trying to outline a golden mean of drug policy, the “21st century approach to drug policy”, that is “progressive, innovative and science based”, and that sets the balance between the war on drugs and legalization. Read more: drugreporter.net