Police Dog Starts Making Rounds in NHS Wards to Stop Dealers Bringing in …

Police dog starts making rounds in NHS wards to stop dealers bringing in …

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The trust treats 40,000 patients with mental health problems every year – some are addicts whose illnesses were caused by years of drug abuse. A dog's sense of smell is more than 1,000 times as powerful than ours and the moisture on their noses helps …
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K grant encourages TN hospitals to improve care for drug–addicted newborns

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A pool of $ 50,000 is newly available to Tennessee hospitals caring for infants born addicted to drugs. A branch of UnitedHealthcare announced the grant Tuesday as an incentive for hospitals to participate in a state program aimed at improving care and …
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Increase in Urine Testing Raises Ethical Questions

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As doctors try to ensure their patients do not abuse prescription drugs, they are relying more and more on sophisticated urine-screening tests to learn which drugs patients are taking and — just as important — which ones they're not. The result has …
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