Save the North Carolina Drug Court Program

Save the North Carolina Drug Court Program – The state of North Carolina is currently in the process of determining the budget for fiscal year 2011-12 and the Drug Treatment Court program is likely to lose substantial funding and potentially be cut entirely. This program has saved many lives and saved the state of North Carolina significant funds by keeping non-violent offenders out of jails and putting them into a structured treatment program. Please show your support for this important program and help keep the Drug Treatment Court program funded.

Report shows decrease in prescription drug deaths in Florida, locally

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Drugs were the cause of death or at least present in toxicology results in 9,135 cases completed by state medical examiners of the more than 172,000 deaths reported in 2011. Prescription drug …. However, many families are choosing to pay for the …
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FDA expands use of Xarelto to treat, reduce recurrence of blood clots

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment …
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Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Many patients fail to complete their treatment, a factor which has fueled a rise in the drug-resistant forms. Although rare, 77 countries worldwide reported at least one case of XDR-TB by the end of 2011, according to the World Health Organization. In …
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