STATE HOUSE NEWS: Gov. Patrick orders steps to address opiate abuse …
Families with loved ones who are addicts will also be able to access Narcan more easily with prescriptions, so they have the drug in their homes in the event of an overdose, state health officials said. In the past few months, at least … Zogenix Inc …
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Caffeine's buzzkill: Addiction
Despite these symptoms, he said, the DSM-5 — the American Psychiatric Association manual that's the bible for mental health issue — claims caffeine dependence doesn't officially meet the criteria for an addiction or abusive behavior. Still, there are …
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Former Illinois judge Michael N. Cook gets two years in drug and gun case
He cited a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said a California law making drug addiction a crime was unconstitutional. Cook apologized in … After Cook's arrest May 22, he resigned and entered an intensive residential treatment facility. He has …
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