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Federal law leads New Albany to ban medical-marijuana businesses http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20171204/federal-law-leads-new-albany-to-ban-medical-marijuana-businesses Medical-marijuana businesses will not have a home in New Albany as long as cannabis is illegal under federal law, according to city leaders. New Albany City Council on Nov. 28 voted 6-0 to become the latest central Ohio city to ban medical-marijuana businesses. Mayor Sloan […]

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Ex-California lawmaker charged with aiding wife in suicide http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Ex-California-lawmaker-charged-with-aiding-wife-12405065.php RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A former California state lawmaker was charged with providing a gun to his wife so she could kill herself last year. Former Assemblyman Steve Clute was charged Thursday in Riverside County Superior Court with a felony count of aiding the suicide of […]

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  http://fortune.com/2017/12/04/cvs-aetna-healthcare-what-it-means/ On Sunday, CVS and Aetna announced what would be one of the largest health care deals of all time. The retail pharmacy giant agreed to buy the health insurer—one of the biggest in America with more than $63 billion in 2016 revenues—in a deal valued at $69 billion. And, if approved by the […]

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Arizona lawsuit opens window into lucrative drug rehab business — and allegations of fraud https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/health/2017/12/04/arizona-lawsuit-health-net-drug-rehab-business-fraud/907734001/ The only “Obamacare” health insurer in metro Phoenix and Pima County is ensnared in a legal dispute with several addiction treatment centers over the cost of care amid an Arizona opioid epidemic that is taking an average of two lives each day.  […]

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Could Marijuana Replace Opioids As A Painkiller? Experts Are Skeptical https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2017/12/03/could-marijuana-replace-opioids-as-a-painkiller-experts-are-skeptical/#1477810f6209 The heavy marketing and widespread access to opioid pills sparked a national crisis that’s now labeled a “public health emergency” by the U.S. government. Last year, some 60,000 Americans died of drug (including opioid) overdoses—that’s some 12,000 more than traffic-related deaths in the same […]

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The Feds Are Sticking It To Chronic Pain Patients

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N.J. opioid prescriptions were among lowest in U.S. before Christie’s tough new law http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/nj_tied_for_the_lowest_rate_of_opioid_prescription.html TRENTON — New Jersey last year reported one the lowest opioid prescription rates in the nation, even before Gov. Chris Christie signed into law tough new restrictions limiting when doctors may prescribe potentially addictive pain killers, according to a new survey.  In New […]

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Meth-related overdose deaths hit record number in WV https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/meth-related-overdose-deaths-hit-record-number-in-wv/article_67cb7c01-fba3-5dbc-80c8-f9913e07dfde.html Overdose deaths related to methamphetamine in West Virginia have increased by 500 percent in just four years, according to new data released by the state Health Statistics Center. A record-number 129 people have died from meth-related overdoses this year — and that number is expected to […]

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