NYC Proposes Raising Age for Cigarette Purchases

Filed under: Drug Use Texas

Texas budget officials projected a one-third reduction in tobacco product use by 18-to-20-year-olds. A higher minimum tobacco purchase age could cut into sales that make up 40 percent of gross revenues for the average convenience store, said Jeff …
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Killer in East Texas slaying-abductions set to die

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Richard Cobb never denied using a 20-gauge shotgun to kill one of three people he and another man abducted during a holdup of an East Texas convenience store almost 11 years ago. But Cobb couldn't convince a … "What we tried to …
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Texas court affirms: Pets are 'property'

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The increased acceptance of marijuana use, and the formulation of the drug's active ingredient in so-called “edibles” such as candies and baked goods, has perhaps not surprisingly led to reports of increases in the numbers of dogs ending up stoned at …
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Some Meaningful Use menu objectives more popular with docs

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Some of the menu objectives available for Meaningful Use attestation are more popular with eligible professionals than others, according to an analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data by San Antonio, Texas-based electronic health …
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