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City Will Vote to Create Improvement District

City will vote to create improvement district

Filed under: Drug Abuse Washington D.C.

Last year, Hutchinson joined a coalition of cities along the route by contributing $ 15,000 to hire the Washington, D.C., law firm of Alston & Bird to… Continue reading

Pain Pill Shortage Drives Fla. Drug Addicts to Heroin

Pain pill shortage drives Fla. drug addicts to heroin

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

In January, a group of researchers from across the country met in New Mexico at the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Community Epidemiology Work… Continue reading

Pot Smokers Can Be Fired: How Does Colorado Ruling Affect Legal Marijuana

Pot Smokers Can Be Fired: How Does Colorado Ruling Affect Legal Marijuana

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Abuse

Backers [of the amendment] said smoking off the job was a gray area and warned people to be familiar with their… Continue reading

Mother Says Beating Suspect Released Too Soon From VA Hospital

Mother says beating suspect released too soon from VA hospital

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Rehab Centers

Smith's mother said her son was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and sought treatment at the Atlanta VA Medical Center after a suicide… Continue reading

Antibiotic Helps Fragile X Kids

Antibiotic Helps Fragile X Kids

Filed under: drug treatment centers in california

The treatment also resulted in improvements in mood and anxiety, with scores on a visual analog scale of 5.26 cm versus 4.05 cm (P=0.0488), the researchers reported in… Continue reading

DC Jail Guard Accused of Smuggling Drugs for Inmates

DC jail guard accused of smuggling drugs for inmates

Filed under: District of Columbia Drug Abuse

A police dog found marijuana in the locker of Jonathan Womble, a corrections officer at the D.C. Jail. (Photo: Thinkstock). A D.C. jail corrections… Continue reading