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Evidence-Based Drug Policies Possible

Evidence-Based Drug Policies Possible
Filed under: opium addiction

Supply shocks such as the Taliban opium ban, the war on Colombian drug traffickers in the early 1990s, and the Australian heroin shortage are effective at reducing availability, but are based on "a convergence of fortuitous circumstances that …
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DHS, policies are scrutinized after drug-related child deaths

Methamphetamine Withdrawal Treatment in the News

Methamphetamine Withdrawal Treatment: DHS, policies are scrutinized after drug-related child deaths
Use of drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine during pregnancy frequently causes low-birth-weight, premature babies with underdeveloped organs who suffer withdrawal symptoms from the drugs. The babies are screened for drugs in their… Continue reading

Inform Gambling Policies With Psychological Knowledge, Report Recommends, Australia

Inform Gambling Policies With Psychological Knowledge, Report Recommends, Australia
More informed public health policy decisions and effective prevention and treatment programs to address problem gambling could be achieved with the application of findings from psychological research, according to a special report on the psychology of gambling published in the bulletin… Continue reading

Calif. insurers opt to resume kids’ policies; Meanwhile, other plans cut mental health benefits in response to health …

Calif. insurers opt to resume kids’ policies; Meanwhile, other plans cut mental health benefits in response to health …
Some California insurers have decided to resume offering children’s individual health insurance policies — a step that reverses decisions made last fall to exit this market. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal… Continue reading

Current Policies

Current Policies
The ACA Master Plan, ratified by the House of Delegates in June 1964 (Amended June 1979, June 1989, July 1994 and September 2000), and will govern future policies of ACA as quoted: “With regard to the core chiropractic principle, which holds that the relationship between structure and function… Continue reading

Does the new Health Care Bill apply to insurance policies that were issued before the bill is signed into law?

Question by Timothy H: Does the new Health Care Bill apply to insurance policies that were issued before the bill is signed into law?
There is a section of the “Reconciliation Act of 2010. H.R. 4872” titled “SEC. 162. Ending health insurance rescission abuse”.

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