Wisconsin Prescription Drug Overdose and Abuse

Published March 1, 2012

Wisconsin Prescription Drug Overdose and Abuse –

Using Smartphones to Treat Drug Abuse

Filed under: Wisconsin Drug Abuse

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) are combining a variety of technologies, such as artificial intelligence, smartphone programming, biosensors and Wi-Fi, to develop the iHeal, which will be able to detect …
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What comes after Blunt? – Biden: We 'screwed up' contraception rule – Battle …

Filed under: Wisconsin Drug Abuse

The markup starts at 10 am, though opening statements will be made Monday at 4 pm WH DRUG 'CZAR': PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AN 'EPIDEMIC' — Overdoses on prescription pills, especially powerful pain killers, are now killing more people in the US than …
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Wisconsin Senate delays bill affecting abortion providers

Filed under: Wisconsin Drug Abuse

Under the bill, a physician must perform a physical exam on the woman and be physically present when providing an abortion-inducing drug. The language would ban the use of a webcam to video conference with a patient, a practice not in use in Wisconsin.
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Four arrested in Chippewa Falls drug bust

Filed under: Wisconsin Drug Abuse

During the morning hours of 02/21/12 WCDTF Investigators received information of a male wanted on a WI Dept. of Corrections Probation/Parole warrant residing at the Indianhead Motel in the City of Chippewa Falls. Investigators subsequently identified …
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