Drug users face treatment lottery
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Drug users seeking help to quit their habit face a "postcode lottery" of care, a watchdog has said.
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Scientists have discovered a genetic variation that may help explain why some people who develop the condition get no relief from drug treatments.
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Lucky winners of Montgomery County's flu shot lottery began rolling up their sleeves as health officials planned to give out about half of their 800 available injections.
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People who sell drugs near schools or use children to aid them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.
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MIke Baker discusses the rights and wrongs of school admission by lottery.
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PERTH, Australia - An Australian court ruled Wednesday that a convicted heroin dealer can claim a 220,000 Australian dollar (US$165 million; euro 129 million) tax deduction for money that was stolen during a drug deal.
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October 17 2004 1045CET - There are approximately 1,444 individuals seeking treatment for drug addiction in Malta. On
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To reduce costs, a number of employers are giving away drugs to help workers manage chronic conditions.
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A number of cities are seeing a rise in drug users taking heroin and crack together, a charity says.
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Athletes who take untested illegal drugs to aid performance are "playing with their lives", MPs are told.
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Criminals and opportunists are reported to be trying to cash in on the tsunami victims' misfortune.
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Alcoholics have one, and so do drug abusers. Now people addicted to e-mail also have a 12-step programme designed to tackle their obsession.
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More than 15,000 Valley residents have requested a flu shot in a first-of-its-kind vaccine lottery by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
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A complete list of buyers who received performance-enhancing drugs from a trafficking network uncovered this week could take months to compile, federal agents said.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 1 (IPS) - A growing number of people are getting addicted to   tranquillisers and other prescription drugs, and this abuse is  set to  exceed illicit drug abuse, the International Narcotics  Control Board  (INCB) warns in a report published Thursday.
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SACRAMENTO A study of drug offenders arrested after a proposition was passed that sent offenders to treatment instead of jail found that nearly half of the offenders were arrested again.
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By Bill Luster, The CJ. Meth is further straining Kentucky and Indiana&#39;s underfunded systems for treating drug addicts and alcoholics, according to state officials, treatment advocates and others.