Watch: In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot
She chose not to take the replacement drugs usually recommended after rehab. “It's replacing one addiction with another,” she said. Now, clean for 16 months, Kimberly is advocating Vermont lawmakers to increase funding for long-term treatment. “You …
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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science
They have mounted a private war on disease, with new protocols that break down walls between academia and industry to turn basic discoveries into effective treatments. They have rekindled traditions of scientific exploration by financing hunts …
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