State Senate Approves Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients

State Senate approves drug testing for welfare recipients

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Senators adopted changes on Wednesday that drop a requirement to tell people looking for help they can avoid drug testing if they forget about applying. The changes also beef up language on when there's reasonable suspicion of drug abuse that would …
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NYC Opioid Overdose Rates Show Effects of Prescription Drug Crisis on Urban …

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A possible microcosm of the ongoing prescription drug abuse epidemic may be playing itself out in New York City, as the Big Apple has seen a sevenfold increase in opioid overdoses in a 16-year span, according to new data. What's more, New York's opioid …
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Synthetic Drug Use Down One Year After Raids

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And somewhere, mixed in with other drug abuse, is synthetic drugs. Ford says many people smoked K2 because they thought it was safe. It's advertised online as "herbal incense," or "spice," that is "100 percent natural, with no chemicals." But because …
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Duke receives grant to study substance abuse among teens

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DURHAM — Duke University will soon open a new center to study high school drinking and drug use and what leads to this behavior. The university's Center for Child and Family Policy has received a five-year, $ 6.7 million grant from the National …
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