CNN Washington AM Note

CNN Washington AM Note

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

An analysis of four years of Medicare prescription records shows that some doctors and other health professionals across the country prescribe large quantities of drugs that are potentially harmful, disorienting or addictive for their patients …
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses

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Kirk Fletcher, 29, is in a methadone program to help him avoid the drug. He says he has his addiction under control. But he understands his mother's fear that it will return — just as his brother's did. Linda Fletcher is hopeful that some relief is on …
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Tally of kids entering US illegally, and alone, is surging – Arizona Daily Star

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Many say they are fleeing violence from gangs and drug cartels as well as abuse, sometimes by their own family members. Others are trying to break free from poverty and get a better life in the United States, or to reunite with family members already …
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