Trooper Miguel Avila Cleared After Shooting, Killing 2 Immigrants From Helicopter

Trooper Miguel Avila Cleared After Shooting, Killing 2 Immigrants From Helicopter

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

EDINBURG, Texas — A grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict a Texas trooper who fired from a helicopter on a fleeing pickup truck along the U.S.-Mexico border, killing two Guatemalan immigrants. Prosecutors in Hidalgo County presented the case to a …
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UT Research Team Discovers Association Between Food Restriction and

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

Psychostimulant and drug abuse Scientists recently reported a possible mechanism for why food-restricted animals show increased susceptibility to drug abuse. This association between food restriction and drug sensitivity was first observed more than 30 …
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Employee fired for leaving drug rehab too soon: Legal?

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, upheld the lower court's ruling, noting that employees who are “currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs” are excluded from ADA's protections. Citing the 5th …
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Inside A New York Drug Clinic: Allegations Of Kickbacks And Shoddy Care

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The money pays for an estimated 1.5 million admissions a year, nearly three-fourths of them to outpatient programs like NYSN's, according to a study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. As Medicaid coverage …
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