CA Generation Rx: Part 2 NorCal Problem
CA Generation Rx: Part 2 NorCal problem – Documentary on Teen Rx Drug Abuse in California’s Placer County. Produced by Rocklin high school students. Funded by grant from Placer Health and Human Services ( Part 2 of 3_See Pt. 1 www.youtube.com
A Combo of Existing Drugs Could Treat Cocaine Addiction
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The drug would likely work for methamphetamine and other stimulant addictions, too. The new research originated with Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who asked George Koob of the Scripps Institute in California to lead …
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People in Progress, longtime substance abuse program, may close its doors
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People in Progress, which opened in 1974 and helps individuals struggling with drug abuse, alcohol addiction, homelessness and poverty, will file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to its executive director, Josh Smith. The organization runs three …
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U.S. Investigating Abuse Charge at California Meat Plant
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U.S. inspectors said they are trying to determine whether Central Valley Meat Co., a slaughterhouse in California that supplies beef to the nation's school lunch program, used lame “downer” cattle against federal rules. The Agriculture Department said …
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