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Florida’s ‘pill mills’ were a gateway to the nation’s opioid crisis, feeding addiction and overdoses in Appalachia and other states ... Florida’s ‘pill mills’ were a gateway to the nation’s opioid crisis, feeding addiction and overdoses in Appalachia and other states ... Even today, Florida struggles with opioid addiction....

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Florida ‘pill mills’ were ‘gas on the fire’ of opioid crisis

Rio Rancho Observer 20 Jul 2019

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla ... The clinics’ doctors did no diagnostic work ... “You could think about the manufacturers as having lit the fire, and the distributors and pill mills were really pouring gas on the fire,” said Andrew Kolodny, who researches addiction at Brandeis University ... Even today, Florida struggles with opioid addiction ... ....

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How My Weight Gain Contributed to My Son’s Disordered Eating

PsychCentral 20 Jul 2019

Ever since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1991, I’ve struggled with my weight. At that time, I weighed 125 and was prescribed lithium to control my highs and lows ... By 40, I weighed about 180 ... This helped ... I was never addicted to tobacco, drugs or alcohol, or sex for that matter, but I believe I am addicted to food ... Today, we went out to eat ... ....

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Florida’s ‘pill mills’ were a gateway to the opioid crisis

Boston Herald 20 Jul 2019

“You could think about the manufacturers as having lit the fire, and the distributors and pill mills were really pouring gas on the fire,” said Andrew Kolodny, who researches addiction at Brandeis University ... Even today, Florida struggles with opioid addiction ... Opioid addicts ......

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Florida 'pill mills' were 'gas on the fire' of opioid crisis

News & Record 20 Jul 2019

"You could think about the manufacturers as having lit the fire, and the distributors and pill mills were really pouring gas on the fire," said Andrew Kolodny, who researches addiction at Brandeis University ... Even today, Florida struggles with opioid addiction ... Opioid addicts ......

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OPINION: The puzzling problem of vaping

Tahlequah Daily Press 20 Jul 2019

Well ... Henry short story said, "Say, sport, have you got a coffin nail on you?" This was long before the surgeon general declared tobacco carcinogenic (1964) and addictive (1988). Today, cigarettes are stigmatized by common sense, social disparagement and government, whose best cost-benefit ratio involves the dissemination of public health warnings ... ....

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George Will - The puzzling problem of vaping

The Crescent News 20 Jul 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A 29-story office building at 123 Mission St ... Well ... This was long before the surgeon general declared tobacco carcinogenic (1964) and addictive (1988). Today, cigarettes are stigmatized by common sense, social disparagement and government, whose best cost-benefit ratio involves the dissemination of public health warnings ... tobacco.” ... ....

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Primary Wave Music Publishing Acquires Stake in Dave Navarro’s Catalog

Variety 19 Jul 2019

Primary Wave Music Publishing has acquired an interest in Dave Navarro’s music publishing catalog, master revenue streams, and writer’s share royalties, the company announced today. Navarro is credited as a songwriter on such hit songs as Jane’s Addiction ......

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The puzzling problem of vaping

Traverse City Record-Eagle 19 Jul 2019

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Independent School wins Apdar public speaking competition | 18 July 2019

Nation 18 Jul 2019

“To date, 4,220 addicts are on the methadone programme and from that statistics, 225 are from our native island of Praslin ... Many people do not understand the problem and today we have seen at least nine young people who understand what addiction is and what needs to be done to deal with the issue and this gives me a lot of hope....

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Local event held to reduce stigma of substance abuse

The Athens News 18 Jul 2019

“We believe this area has faced a pretty pervasive addiction culture for some time, in some form or another,” Robison-Miller said ... “When somebody is in the middle of addiction, when they wake up in the morning, their first thought is ‘I don’t want to be sick today.’”....

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Local event held to reduce stigma around drug addiction

The Athens News 18 Jul 2019

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Ohio governor signs budget bill into law

Richland Source 18 Jul 2019

The budget provides targeted resources to children and families, as well as to Ohio’s education system, workforce, local communities, environment, and mental health and addiction recovery efforts. The budget signed today by DeWine included 25 line-item vetoes ... ....