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Drug Addiction Is A Treatable Brain Disease; Treating Addicts Without Moral Judgment? [VIDEO]
By yasmin reyes | Nov 19, 2016 05:35 AM EST
Medical evidence abounds that say drug addiction is a brain disease and yet the general public still consider substance abuse as a form of moral decay.
Sen. Joe Manchin Wants Painkiller Approval Overturned
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 11, 2014 10:01 AM EDT
Democrat Joe Manchin urged the FDA to overturn its approval for the new pain drug, Zohyrdo.
Today Is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
By Michelle Gil | Oct 27, 2013 08:33 PM EDT
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is this Saturday, October 26, 2013. Sites all around the United States are offering services in which you can safely dispose of expired or unused prescription medications.
NY Senator, Chuck Schumer, Wants to End “Academic Doping”
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 17, 2013 12:35 PM EDT
New York State Senator, Chuck Schumer stated that college campus health centers must do a better job at monitoring prescription drugs.

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NHS eNeds To Act On Patient Feedback, Say Sheffield Health Researchers

Researchers from the University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) are today making a series of recommendations for NHS mental health trusts to change the way they collect and use patient feedback to improve the quality of care for inpatients.