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https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/poulsbo-police-officer-charged-with-felony-drug-possession-1/705177628 A Washington police officer has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and theft after authorities say she stole narcotics from a city’s prescription drug disposal box. Smaaladen was placed on administrative leave in November. Police Chief Dan Schoonmaker said the conduct will not be tolerated, but described Smaaladen as an “otherwise exceptional […]

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TBI investigating raid on wrong house in Bradley County; DEA apologizes to family http://newschannel9.com/news/local/tbi-investigating-raid-on-wrong-house-in-bradley-county-dea-apologizes-to-family CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Drug Enforcement Administration acknowledged it made a mistake when officers raided Spencer Renck’s house on Tuesday morning. The Bradley County Sheriff’s office assisted in the raid, which happened during the search for a murder suspect who was staying […]

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www.jennystradling.com/blog/marketing-to-eaps-with-mat-why-your-treatment-center-needs-to-offer-mat/ Marketing to EAPs with MAT: Why Your Treatment Center Needs to Offer MAT As of April 2018, about 127 million people were employed on a full-time basis in the United States. Of those, 25 percent are struggling with a mental illness. That means currently more than 31 million Americas are working and dealing with […]

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Insurance Consolidation May Soon Include Hospitals, Create Powerhouses http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/insurance-consolidation-may-soon-include-hospitals-create-powerhouses Recent moves to consolidate insurance customers under one corporate structure could lead next to carriers acquiring hospital networks. The continued market consolidation and efforts to create an “all-in-one” approach to healthcare insurance customers may lead to carriers acquiring large hospital networks, particularly if the CVS-Aetna transaction […]

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Schumer: Deadly ‘super pills’ are making opioid epidemic even worse https://nypost.com/2018/05/20/schumer-deadly-super-pills-are-making-opioid-epidemic-even-worse/ More than a million high-dose opioid “super pills” are prescribed by doctors every month, creating an opioid epidemic that’s “on steroids,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday. A single super pill has at least 80 morphine equivalents, a dosage the senator said is rarely needed […]

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