Kansas Health Watch #409

Published March 11, 2013

Kansas Health Watch #409 – This month Kansas Health Watch examines the problem of drug and alcohol abuse in Kansas. The state currently spends over 3 million dollars a year dealing …

Drug-Resistant 'Nightmare' Bacteria Is Coming For You

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

According to the CDC, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae — CRE, for short — are resistant to all, or nearly all antibiotics, "even our most powerful drugs of last-resort." Dr. Thomas … As Wired reports, "CRE tends to attack in ICUs and other …
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Safe harbor bill TO PROTECT INFANTS wins passage in senate health and …

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Senate Bill 459, sponsored by Senator Ken Yager (R-Harriman), encourages pregnant women who misuse prescription opioids to access early prenatal care and drug rehabilitation. In exchange, they would be given a safe harbor from having their parental …
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