Nurse who stole drugs at seniors home gets conditional sentence
A nurse who stole medication from patients at a seniors home to feed her drug addiction has been given house arrest. Deanne Bartlett was sentenced to a 15-month conditional sentence, with two years' … He said she is now in a stable relationship, has …
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For Heroin Treatment, Testing A New Drug And 'Peddling Hope'
For years, the jail's medical director, Steve Descoteaux, and his team would help inmates detox, get health insurance and counseling, connect them to a recovery program, and set up a treatment appointment for the day of their release. “Just about all …
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Travel to lands of the heart
… she had watched helplessly as her beloved older sister succumbed to heroin addiction and a fatal overdose, which she writes about with touching but unsentimental honesty. As Cameron grieves, Simmins is recovering from a failed long-term relationship.
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Court Log – Sept 30
Sentenced to confinement of 90 days-23 months, house arrest granted, work release granted, parole at minimum, ignition interlock device, ordered to pay costs and fine, complete addiction severity index report and abide by its recommendations, surrender …
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Beijing introduces new rules to curb car use on bad pollution days
At one point, the AQI surpassed 900, pushing pollution numbers 40-45 times above recommended safety levels and forcing the government to finally acknowledge the severity of its air problem … new guidelines will help manage the symptoms of air …
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Opioid Tx Improves RLS Symptoms
… withdrawal or addiction event. VIENNA — Treatment with long-acting oxycodone and naloxone in fixed combination was effective at reducing restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptom severity among patients not effectively managed on other treatments …
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Forged prescriptions land pair in court
I have an aftercare plan and am working with Iris (Addiction Recovery for Women)." While the Crown sought 90 days house arrest and one year of probation, defence lawyer William Beach asked for a suspended sentence and one year probation because …
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