Treatment 'absolutely changes' addiction

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Drug treatment programs absolutely change drug user behavior, according to a report by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Among 1,800 patients surveyed five years after drug treatment, one in five were still clean. The study also learned that there was a 45% decline in cocaine use, a 28% decline in marijuana use and a 14% fall in heroin and alcohol use. Barry McCaffrey, head of the drug control office, said that the one million patients under drug treatment in 1997 prevented a huge amount of damage to the society. A study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that drug treatment cut moneymaking crimes such as burglary and prostitution.

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Drug treatment programs absolutely change drug behavior, according to a report by the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Government domestic functions, Police Protection, Drug Control, Narcotics control

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Painkiller Duract recalled after transplants, 4 deaths

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Wyeth-Ayerst has recalled the painkiller drug Duract after four people died and eight people require liver transplants. The drug, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic prescribed to relive pain after surgery, caused serious liver damage to some people who took the drug for over 10 days against the recommendation of drug manufacturers and the Food and Drug Administration. The recall of Duract marks the third drug recalled by Wyett-Ayerst off the market, and the fifth drug pulled off the market in nine months.

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Recalls the painkiller drug Duract after 4 people died and 8 people require liver transplants

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Ibuprofen Pain Relievers, Ibuprofen, Wyeth-Ayerst

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To save lives, investors had to change minds. Defibrillator's story shows trials, rewards of tech start-ups

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Carl Morgan, Tom Lyster, John Harris, and Brad Gliner began Heartstream (Seattle, Washington) to make a portable defibrillator called the Philips HeartStart AED, and the company is now profitable and saving lives too.

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing, Electromedical equipment, Defibrillators, Usage, History, Behavior, Harris, John, Morgan, Carl, Gliner, Brad, Heartstream Inc., HTST

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