Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Extends to Minnesota and Ohio

Fungal meningitis outbreak extends to Minnesota and Ohio

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The Ohio Department of Health reports that the drug in question went to four clinics: Marion Pain Clinic and BKC Pain Specialists in Marion, Cincinnati Pain Management and Ortho-Spine Rehab Center in Dublin. For more infectious disease news and …
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From basketball star to junkie, Chris Herren tells his story

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Former NBA star Chris Herren recalls his life as a drug addict to an audience at the University of Minnesota Crookston Wednesday night Oct.17, 2012 in Crookston, Mn. Herald photo by John Stennes. Talk about it. CROOKSTON — A former NBA player who …
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Minnesota Court Applies 2-Year Limit To Drug/Alcohol Testing Law, Increases …

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Minnesota's DATWA law is arguably one of the nation's most restrictive drug testing laws, prohibiting employers from terminating employment on the basis of a first confirmed positive drug/alcohol screen, requiring employers to offer substance abuse …
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Palm Partners Rehab in Delray Beach Graduate – Jeff – This video features insight into palmpartners.com Palm Partners Treatment Center in Delray Beach Florida, © 2012 Palm Partners. Jeff from Minneapolis, Minnesota is a recent graduate of the Palm Partners Recovery Program in Delray Beach. He volunteered to share his story “Hi, everybody. My name is Jeff. I was born in Miami, Florida. I spent my formative years up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Growing up, I had a pretty good life. I wanted for nothing. Only child. I found drugs on my own, through friends, through bands. The lifestyle kind of caught up with me. I’m typically what you would call a functioning addict. My bills were always paid. I had everything that I wanted, but I was still using. I spent a lot of my time putting extra cent that I had into drugs, so beyond being selfish and getting all my material possessions in the world, I would then go out and use the rest of my money that we could have used for food, could have used to go out to the movies, could have used to do anything, and I was putting them to feed my habit. Things got pretty bad for me within the past six months and that’s essentially was drove me here to Palm Partners. I seeked help on my own. When I asked my wife for money to go out and use, and she asked me, “Are you going to pay me back?,” I said “Honestly, honey, no. Probably not.” And she said, “Alright, well, for your honesty, you win a prize.” And the prize was me getting her debt card to go out and use. When she went inside to grab her card for …