Drug Testing to Aid Transition From Welfare to Work

Drug testing to aid transition from welfare to work

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Individuals who fail the drug test can reapply after one year or, if they undergo drug treatment, six months. Medicaid and other state … Since May 2011, seven states have instituted drug testing in their TANF programs using various approaches. These …
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Suit charges homeless woman denied care

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

21, 2011. Her family says doctors there called police when Brown refused to leave without getting more care. About an hour after police removed Brown from the St. Mary's emergency room she collapsed in a jail cell and died. An autopsy found she had …
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US court summons defendant waiting sentencing for using controlled substance

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Funkugub said the medication was prescribed to a family member, and the treatment vendor warned Funkugub that it was illegal to use medication prescribed to other people. On Oct. 11, 2011, Funkugub knowingly possessed a Smith & Wesson, Model 12-3, …
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OXiGENE Announces OXi4503 Granted Orphan Designation for Treatment of

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The US Orphan Drugs Act aims to encourage the development of drugs involved in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a medical condition affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Orphan drug designation grants US market exclusivity …
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