Health Insurance Companies Refuse to Cover Medical Marijuana
“It's a step to not only providing safer pain relief and treatment methods for those with legitimate diseases, but also to help end the rampant problem of prescription drug abuse.” Last modified: June 16, 2014. View Sources. Swift, A. (2013, October 22 … Read more on DrugWatch.com

Pregnant drug users in TN face prosecution starting July 1
However, reproductive organizations and other civil rights groups protested the bill on fears it would discourage pregnant women from seeking treatment for their addiction. Tennessee's Assembly enacted the law in response to the growing number of … Read more on Gant Daily

Older Americans hooked on Rx: 'I was a zombie'
When Betty Van Amburgh began treatment last year for her addiction to prescription painkillers, she was told to bring along all her medication. She arrived with a shopping bag – boxes of transdermal patches laced with fentanyl, a narcotic up to 100 … Read more on Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Brooklyn task force offers ideas on fighting drug addiction
The kits would include an informational card with instructions on steps to take following administration, as well as information on how to access addiction treatment and support services. The task force also called age-appropriate information about the … Read more on Brooklyn Daily Eagle