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City Will Vote to Create Improvement District

City will vote to create improvement district

Filed under: Drug Abuse Washington D.C.

Last year, Hutchinson joined a coalition of cities along the route by contributing $ 15,000 to hire the Washington, D.C., law firm of Alston & Bird to… Continue reading →

Pain Pill Shortage Drives Fla. Drug Addicts to Heroin

Pain pill shortage drives Fla. drug addicts to heroin

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

In January, a group of researchers from across the country met in New Mexico at the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Community Epidemiology Work… Continue reading →

Pot Smokers Can Be Fired: How Does Colorado Ruling Affect Legal Marijuana …

Pot Smokers Can Be Fired: How Does Colorado Ruling Affect Legal Marijuana …

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Abuse

Backers [of the amendment] said smoking off the job was a gray area and warned people to be familiar with their… Continue reading →

Mother Says Beating Suspect Released Too Soon From VA Hospital

Mother says beating suspect released too soon from VA hospital

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Rehab Centers

Smith's mother said her son was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and sought treatment at the Atlanta VA Medical Center after a suicide… Continue reading →

Antibiotic Helps Fragile X Kids

Antibiotic Helps Fragile X Kids

Filed under: drug treatment centers in california

The treatment also resulted in improvements in mood and anxiety, with scores on a visual analog scale of 5.26 cm versus 4.05 cm (P=0.0488), the researchers reported in… Continue reading →

DC Jail Guard Accused of Smuggling Drugs for Inmates

DC jail guard accused of smuggling drugs for inmates

Filed under: District of Columbia Drug Abuse

A police dog found marijuana in the locker of Jonathan Womble, a corrections officer at the D.C. Jail. (Photo: Thinkstock). A D.C. jail corrections… Continue reading →