Obama to Jane Sturm: Hey, Take a Pill
Obama to Jane Sturm: Hey, take a pill — Jane asks the President if her 100 year old mother (now 105) would have gotten a pacemaker under his plan. Well now that’s a tough one … that costs a lot a…
Killing Pain: Fewer Opioid Scripts
Over the last 15 years, use of prescription painkillers has ballooned, prompting federal officials to warn of an "epidemic" of addiction to these drugs. In 2010, there were about 16,650 overdose deaths tied to prescription opioids – more than a four …
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Heroin Overdose Antidote: Who Gets to Carry It?
As deaths from heroin and powerful painkillers skyrocket nationwide, governments and clinics are working to put a drug that can reverse an opiate overdose into the hands of more paramedics, police officers and the people advocates say are the most …
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