Medicinal Cannabis: The Gateway to Pain Relief for Patients With Neurological …
Medicinal Cannabis: The Gateway to Pain Relief for Patients With Neurological …
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Eric Voth, M.D., internal medicine, pain medicine and addiction medicine specialist, and Chair of the Institute on Global Drug Policy, notes that all other medications must go through a rigorous process of safety and efficacy testing before becoming …
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Shockingly high levels of self-harming in town wards
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Local Health statistics show residents in the Harbour ward are over three times the national average for self-harm, with people living in Bransty a third over the national average. Figures for 2012 also show 188 … Self-harm might also take less …
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Harm reduction more effective than war on drugs in BC
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The overall health of drug users had improved and more people were accessing addictions treatment, jumping from 12 per cent on methadone treatment in 1996 to 54.5 per cent since 2008, statistics showed. "This is probably the city with … There has …
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Tribal Communities Explore Creative Alternatives to Incarceration
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An online panel hosted by the American Probation & Parole Association last Thursday, “Alternatives to Incarceration in Indian Country,” began with some surprising statistics. Here's one: 99 percent of all crimes committed in tribal areas in the …
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