Trenton drug rehab patients forced to look to Florida for help
TRENTON — The streets of Trenton are home to drug smuggling and consumption, but the limit in drug rehab centers in the city has many fleeing to Florida for their cleansing. Although addiction advocate groups are common in the area, these facilities …
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Binay sacks 6 city hall employees positive for drug use
In the private sector, where 566 employees underwent the test with the consent of their employers, three tested positive for shabu, while seven out of 321 national and city government workers tested were found positive for shabu, Santos said. Binay …
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Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits
Many private insurance companies and state Medicaid agencies across the country impose sharp limitations on access to medications used in the treatment of the addiction to prescription painkillers known as opioids. … "Now that we finally have …
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Editorial: Addiction is lifelong struggle
A reading of the plan shows how big the problem is and how scarce the solutions are, at least for drug abuse. Prevention has to begin with giving children a good start in life. Treatment, however, begins when prevention has failed, when years of …
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