Thursday, March 7, 2013 – Evening Edition

Published March 13, 2013

Thursday, March 7, 2013 – Evening Edition – What happens if you refuse to answer the questions agents ask at a Border Patrol checkpoint? Plus, celebrated health writer Anne Fletcher takes readers insid…

Doctor wins award for program to reduce prescription drug abuse

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Iowa Drug Policy Coordinator Steve Lukan on Monday recognized Dr. Hemann with a special state award for his efforts to reduce substance abuse. Lukan noted that prescription drug abuse accounted for a record 62 overdose deaths in Iowa in 2011. “That is …
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UN Report Slams Cruel Drug Treatment as "Torture"

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NEW YORK, NY — Compulsory “treatment” for drug addiction in some parts of the world is “tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,” according to report from the UN's special rapporteur on torture and other degrading treatments and …
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Stress & Addiction: Research Identifies How Stress Triggers Drug Relapse

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Prior research has established that acute stress can lead to drug abuse in vulnerable individuals and increase the risk of relapse in recovering addicts. But the exact way that stress triggers the neural processes leading to relapse is still not …
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