Nevada to Offer Transgender Health Coverage Starting July 1
Nevada to offer transgender health coverage starting July 1 CARSON CITY — State employees and covered family members will have health coverage for gender reassignment and other transgender procedures under a new insurance policy that takes effect July 1. The Public Employee Benefits Program board voted … Read more on Las Vegas Review-Journal Group organizes public listening session to fight drug overdoses … but also speak and to be heard," said Micke Brown, program director for the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Through the forum, the stories of those affected, including those in recovery and their families, will be heard by officials in … Read more on WHAG Read more... ...
15 Real-Life Events of 1970 That Could Show Up on Mad Men
... Real-Life Events of 1970 That Could Show Up on Mad Men September 18: Jimi Hendrix dies from of a drug overdose. The show has used his music beautifully before. September 19: The Mary Tyler Moore Show debuted on CBS amid a little controversy. A single, 30-year-old career woman? … October 4: One month … Read more on Vanity Fair Valerie Harper reveals she has made peace with her cancer diagnosis She beat lung cancer in 2009 only to be diagnosed with terminal brain cancer four years later in 2013. However, Valerie Harper was upbeat in a recent interview with People, in which she ...
Bill to Overhaul Delivery of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services in Prison
Bill to Overhaul Delivery of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services in Prison This legislation takes a pragmatic and cost-effective approach to ensuring more inmates get the treatment they need while sharing the cost with the federal government so New Jersey residents don't have to bear the entire brunt of it.” The sponsors … Read more on PolitickerNJ N.J. heroin-related deaths rise for 4th straight year, up 155% since 2010 The data also show that hundreds more died from prescription drug overdoses, a sign that they remain a significant problem for New Jersey despite significant efforts to curb overprescribing. The figures come amid a flurry … A hotline administered by … Read more on NJ.com Read more... ...
Meridian Goes Upscale With Addiction Treatment Center
... while also investing in facilities in Minnesota. There's activity elsewhere, too. "Of the nearly 22.7 million people who needed treatment for substance … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette Aging Baby Boomers Bring Drug Habits Into Middle Age The sharp increase in overdose deaths among older adults in particular is “very concerning,” said Wilson Compton, deputy director for the federal government's National Institute on Drug Abuse. The rate of death by accidental drug overdose for people … Read more on Wall Street Journal Read ...
Incest, Drug Addiction & Death: 9 Tortured Kids of Troubled, Tragic Celebrities
... Drug Addiction & Death: 9 Tortured Kids Of Troubled, Tragic Celebrities A journalist and rock star wife like her mom (Yates was married to singer Bob Geldof, whom she left for INXS front man Michael Hutchence), Peaches died 14 years after her mother's accidental drug overdose. In a 2012 interview with U.K. Elle magazine … Read more on RadarOnline Alert on MD Abuse Of Jackson Drug Abuse of the sedative suspected in Michael Jackson's death is a growing problem among medical professionals, increasing pressure on the government to restrict it as a controlled substance. Three days before the pop icon's death on June 25, the American … Read more on Wall Street Journal Read ...
Alcohol Contributed to Bordeaux Château Helicopter Tragedy
by Jerzy Durczak (a.k.a.” jurek d.”) Alcohol Contributed to Bordeaux Château Helicopter Tragedy French justice officials have concluded that pilot error caused a helicopter crash near Bordeaux in December 2013 that killed a Chinese billionaire and his son as they flew over his newly-purchased wine estate. Christophe Auger, prosecutor of the … Read more on Wine-Searcher NH bill would protect people who report alcohol, drug overdoses The House effort initially aimed to provide immunity for alcohol-related calls as well, but lawmakers are leaving that piece out for now. The proposal comes on the heels of the state announcing last month it would offer training to police officers on … Read more on Seacoastonline.com Read more... ...