Amendment dilutes terms for drug tests
Fiscal analysis showed that it could cost the state millions to implement such a drug testing program, with limited savings. It's unclear … And he said repeatedly that if the person is in a drug rehab program, he or she can continue to receive the …
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Doctors have reached limit on prescribing medication for heroin withdrawals
So many heroin and prescription painkiller addicts have entered rehab locally over the last several months that providers no longer can offer one popular kind of medication-assisted rehab. So Beacon … But cost isn't the only force behind the switch …
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States use Good Samaritan laws, Narcan, to fight drug overdoses
Chris Christie, left, and singer Jon Bon Jovi at a drug rehab program in Paterson, N.J. Bon Jovi, whose daughter survived an apparent heroin overdose in 2012, helped convince Christie to sign a â œGood Samaritanâ law shielding overdose victims and …
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