Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright Speaks on Her Amendments to HB 4118
Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright Speaks on Her Amendments to HB 4118 – HB 4118 Includes in eligibility criteria for family independence assistance program (FIP) benefits suspicion-based substance abuse screening and testing.
Is involuntary substance abuse treatment going too far?
Filed under: Michigan Drug Abuse
LaCrosse said while there are families who would take advantage of such a program for their loved one if it was available, he is unsure if it would be effective to curbing drug use or recidivism. Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services Inc …
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Forum addresses Lorain County's spike in deadly heroin overdoses
Filed under: Michigan Drug Abuse
AVON LAKE, Ohio — It's a problem that many associate with inner cities: Heroin addiction. But in the heart of suburbia, right in Avon Lake — there has been a dramatic spike in the number of deaths from prescription drugs and heroin. "In 9 months, we …
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Morrisey lobbied for pill distribution trade group
Filed under: Michigan Drug Abuse
The lawsuit — filed by former attorney general Darrell McGraw in June 2012 — alleges that the drug wholesalers profited from West Virginia's prescription drug abuse problem. … Miami-Luken Inc., KeySource Medical Inc. and Masters Pharmaceuticals Inc …
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