WSU tries new tactics to combat alcohol abuse
WSU tries new tactics to combat alcohol abuse
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In a wave of actions intended to quell binge drinking and other high-risk behaviors among students, Washington State University has intensified its alcohol and drug policies and amplified mandatory education for incoming freshmen. Even before classes …
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New Muscle Drugs Could Be The Next Big Thing In Sports Doping
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It's likely that at least one of the drugs will receive FDA approval in the next few years, researchers say. "When the myostatin inhibitors come along, they'll be abused," says Carlon Colker, a bodybuilder and a physician in Greenwich, Conn., who works …
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Hospital improving care for drug-impacted babies
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS, is primarily caused by a pregnant woman using heroin or prescription drug pain-killers known as opiates, which come from opium poppy seeds. Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the nation …
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Waverly PD arrests include breaking and entering, possession of drug abuse …
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Recent arrests made by the Waverly Police Department include such charges as breaking and entering, possession of drug abuse instruments, and identity fraud. According to the police department, on July 8, Cristina M. Gleason, of U.S. Route 23 in …
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