Federal drug official listens to oil patch enforcement needs

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Heitkamp said it's critical to improve prevention and treatment programs, not just address the sale and use of drugs through arrests. "You have got to deal with demand," Heitkamp said. "We have got to deal with the addiction side." Sen. Jon Tester, D …
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More Pain Doctors Require Patients to Take Urine Tests

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"This is where chronic pain treatment is headed," said Dr. Piechal, who called the initial urine-sample results he received last year "shocking," because some failed tests came from individuals he had treated for more than a decade. Failed tests …
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Heroin Bust Highlights Utah's Opioid Problem

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A six-month long investigation ended with the seizure of more than 90 pounds of heroin and the arrests of 17 suspected Mexican drug cartel members. But many fear that's not enough to combat the growing problem. People in the addiction recovery field …
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A Family Affliction: Meth use destroys relationships

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After decades of drug use, six felonies on his record, four prison terms, and 13 stints in rehab, Deming is clean. He has held a job consistently, is engaged to be married in late August and is a newly devout church goer. He's now working to mend …
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