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A Mother's Despair: Her Son's Suicide in Jail Could Have Been Prevented

A mother's despair: her son's suicide in jail could have been prevented
Dillon's mother, Cathy Hill, hopes to keep this nightmare from afflicting other families. She says her son's case illustrates how prevalent the opiate problem is in Southern Nevada — up and down the … Finally, Hill wonders how her son — a known …
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Cannabis: The First-Line Medication For Treating Childhood Epilepsy
The words are chilling, heartbreaking, every parent's worst nightmare. Jaxs has Dravet Syndrome, a rare, incurable form of severe childhood epilepsy. But the symptoms Jennie describes are not from Dravet Syndrome itself – they are symptoms of …
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Use, abuse of Suboxone explodes in Western Pennsylvania
Use, abuse of Suboxone explodes in Western Pennsylvania. Suboxone, which reduces the withdrawal symptoms experienced by thos battling addiction to heroin and other opiates, comes in tablet form and as a thin film strip that dissolves under the tongue.
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