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The testimony Friday from Polk County's assistant medical examiner came in a bond hearing for Roy Stephens of Tennyson, Indiana. He and the baby's mother, Ruby Stephens, are charged with … (AP) – Aetna has agreed to change its prescription drug … Read more on MyFoxOrlando.com

Chronicle AM: CA Poll Has 55% for Legalization, GA MedMJ CBD Bill Passes …
Chris Christie (R) used the occasion of the ribbon-cutting event at a drug treatment facility to reiterate his opposition to marijuana legalization. Christie said marijuana is a "gateway drug" and that tax revenues from its sale would amount to "blood … Read more on Drug War Chronicle

Pilon pushing experimental drug bill
The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee on Wednesday unanimously backed Pilon's bill that would allow Florida to join 10 states that have already approved the use of experimental drugs, with governors in Utah and Indiana approving similar … Read more on Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Our Opinion: Broad treatment needed
It's also equally clear that when police, state lawmakers and socials service agencies work together to combat a dangerous drug problem, significant progress can be made. Consider meth's impact on Hoosiers. In 2013, Indiana led the nation in meth lab … Read more on South Bend Tribune

Right to Try bill for terminally ill passes
A bill is now headed to the governor to allow physicians to prescribe experimental drugs, products and devices to terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other legal treatment options. The Senate concurred today with changes made in Senate Bill … Read more on Jackson Clarion Ledger

Children's Hospital to expand onto former NOAH property
The hospital continued as a federal facility until 1981, when it was shut due to budget cuts and sold to Louisiana, which used it as a drug-treatment center before it evolved into NOAH. The hospital was once again the victim of budget cuts in 2009 … Read more on The New Orleans Advocate

Debating the Ethics of Experimental Drugs
Eight states—including Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, and Missouri—have passed “right to try” laws that say that patients who have exhausted all other treatment options can gain access to experimental drugs as long as they have a physician's … Read more on BU Today

Ellenton health resort pulled from planning commission agenda; family says …
Steve Bedi, a former Tampa Bay doctor who now lives in Palmetto, had run-ins with the law in the 1980s and early 1990s, leading to the suspension of his medical license by the Florida Board of Medicine and time in federal prison. … Bedi used "faulty … Read more on Bradenton Herald

How special interests killed Utah's medical marijuana bill
“If medical marijuana can advance in Utah—with significant support from Mormons in and out of the legislature—it can advance anywhere in the U.S.,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. “Medicine is …. Cathy is a … Read more on SFGate (blog)

Former Governor Rick Perry Joins Right on Crime Campaign
Over his fifteen years as Texas' longest serving Governor, Perry supported and signed into law multiple reforms, including expanding alternatives to incarceration like drug treatment programs and community supervision for low risk and first time non … Read more on Breitbart News

American arrested on Lanta for DUI worked at Thai hallucinogenic drugs clinic
However, the Daily Mail Online revealed she is also linked to another fatality involving a man who died after undergoing an experimental drug treatment at an unregistered Thai clinic. Australian Brodie Smith, 33, checked into the Ibogaine Thailand … Read more on The Phuket News

NIH medical research funding is vital in Louisiana and across the nation: Dr …
LSU Health New Orleans research programs address some of the most important health issues today — cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, childhood obesity, Alzheimer's disease, stroke and substance abuse. Recent discoveries made by our faculty … Read more on The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com

From jail cell to voting booth, ex-prostitutes and drug addicts find a voice …
"I've never voted in my life," the 30-year-old Louisiana native said with a shrug. "I don't even understand politics." Fisher came to Houston five years … Those who do are moved to a "tank" at the jail where they all live, and where specialists visit … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Fighting an Epidemic With Hands Tied
Organizing workers in West Africa has been a problem. Credit Daniel Berehulak for … Although there are currently no drugs or vaccines approved in the United States to treat or prevent Ebola, health officials have used several experimental drugs in … Read more on New York Times

L.A. County backs laws allowing access to experimental drugs for the …
“Terminally ill patients should not have to navigate the FDA's bureaucratic process to access a drug and treatment that may help save their life,” Antonovich, who is in Washington, D.C., and did not attend today's board meeting, said in a statement … Read more on MyNewsLA.com

Florence County man killed in crash after vehicle runs stop sign – WBTW-TV …
… Coroner's Office identified the victim as Ervin Jermaine Gamble, Jr., 27, of Lake City. Troopers say Gamble was not wearing a seat belt. Four additional people involved in the accident were taken to local hospitals to receive treatment for minor … Read more on WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC

Real-life Grinch stole Christmas
Ladd can apply for early release after spending 30 days behind bars. Teen Challenge is a 12- to 18-month, Christian-based program for people of all ages with life-controlling addictions. A CBCF is a form of prison which focuses on substance abuse … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Ebola Cure: Patients Turn to Experimental Drugs
While it has never been tested in people with Ebola before, brincidofovir is currently the choice of treatment for people infected with the virus on emergency basis. It was used to treat the Liberian man, Thomas Duncan, who died on Wednesday. The same … Read more on Crossmap

Around Ohio
The proposed “Bottle Bill for Ohio” calls for refundable deposits of 5-10 cents for “closed glass, metal and plastic containers.” Deposit information would have to be clearly marked, and containers would be returned to designated recycling centers for … Read more on Aurora Advocate

US Journalist With Ebola Flown To Nebraska For Treatment
NPR's Rob Stein reports, however, that Duncan is receiving a different experimental drug, brincidofovir. The Associated Press describes it as an oral medication being tested by a North Carolina company for use against several other types of viruses. Read more on North Country Public Radio

Man lauded for Gary program putting offenders to work
GARY — After serving half of a 50-year sentence in state prison for a drug-related charge, Donnie Stribbling had to get used to a new life, from cellphones to applying for jobs online to having Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts in the same stores. But … Read more on Post-Tribune