New Thinking on Brain-Science Therapies Could Help Foster Kids
New thinking on brain-science therapies could help foster kids
At a Denver residential treatment center for children whose behavior is so explosive many were kicked out of foster homes, therapists try to change the way the kids' brains work — and often with lower doses of medication than children were… Continue reading
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse
It is Friday after noon in Canada and I’m taking my lunch sitting beside my colleagues having a casual read of my favourite Greater Kashmir. The moment I turned the cover page and got a glance on the news item,” campaign against drug abuse …
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Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 Column: Safe Disposal of Medications Helps Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps combat prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a concern nationally and in Sheboygan County. It is a community problem that affects all of us. You may be aware of the recent news regarding the heroin epidemic which is… Continue reading
Doctor Testifies on Behalf of Heroin-Addicted Burglary Suspect Trying to Use Drug Abuse in Insanity Defense
Doctor testifies on behalf of heroin-addicted burglary suspect trying to use drug abuse in insanity defense
Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, above, testified Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court to say heroin abuse should be used as part of insanity defense. Longtime smack addicts can have brain damage… Continue reading
Overdoses Spark Pleas for Life-Saving Drug
Overdoses spark pleas for life-saving drug
While medical professionals and rescue workers have saved hundreds of users, the first known rescue with a prescribed naloxone kit in Northern Kentucky came March 17 when a Campbell County woman revived her 27-year-old son by spraying the drug into his …
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Endorsements for Circuit Court
Endorsements for circuit court
She's currently presiding judge for Kane County's drug rehabilitation court and serves on the Illinois Supreme Court's committee on child custody issues. She's endorsed in the Republican primaryover private practitioner Donald (D.J.) Tegeler. 3rd …
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