Doctor Pleads Guilty to Abortion Clinic Infections
Doctor pleads guilty to abortion clinic infections
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
In Victoria's Supreme Court, former anaesthetist James Latham Peters pleaded guilty to 55 counts of negligently causing serious injury to the women by infecting them with the virus in 2008 and 2009. Peters, who had a history of drug abuse, injected …
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New Jersey, Pennsylvania prescription drug monitoring programs target abuse …
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
Often at the root of this mentality is a false correlation between legality and safety, but new programs target prescription drug abuse. … The program was enacted in 2008 but went live this year and joins 41 other operational programs in the country.
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Former NBA player to speak at Prairie Center event
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
Herren, who played for the Boston Celtics but lost his career to addiction, has been drug-free and alcohol-free since Aug. 1, 2008, according to The Herren Project website. The Herren Project is a non-profit foundation he established to help people …
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'Addiction Was Part of Her Life'
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But the woman with a fierce, stubborn streak spent much of her life fighting off personal demons, including drug addiction, troubles with the law, and bouts of poverty. “Addiction was a part of her life,” said Donto James, speaking exclusively to The …
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