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HEALTH MATTERS: Young adults and opioids

HEALTH MATTERS: Young adults and opioids

To help stem the rising tide of opioid addiction and overdoses, Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health offers a Young Adult Program that provides … Recent research published by Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America indicates that the most common source of opioids available for …
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Delaware’s lawsuit against Big Pharma to stay in state court

McKesson Corporation, a wholesale drug distributor responsible for delivering “one-third of all medications used daily in North America,” according to its website, specifically led the effort to have the lawsuit moved into federal court. The company argued that the charges it faces, including consumer fraud …
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Suspended NASCAR driver Gallagher agrees to recovery program

(AP) — Spencer Gallagher has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating its substance-abuse policy, less than a week after winning his first career Xfinity Series race. The 28-year-old … The Las Vegas native is the son of Allegiant Air CEO Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. ___. More AP Auto …
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Belden Offers Treatment And Jobs to Those Wrestling with Opioid And Other Substance Abuse

The program is designed to address two major problems currently facing the nation: substance abuse, which is highlighted by the current opioid crisis, and the shortage of workers available to many companies in critical American industries. Belden believes programs such as Pathways to Employment, …
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Your phone could be made with child labor

The slick, ultra-modern Apple stores and Tesla dealerships that appear in major cities across North America are a far cry from the cramped cobalt mine shafts, crowded marketplaces, and sludge-filled … But that would mean gaining control of our societal smartphone addiction, which is no small task.
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