Philippe Lucas’ Presentation on the Canadian Medical Marijuana Program

Philippe Lucas’ presentation on the Canadian Medical Marijuana Program – Philippe Lucas MA is a Research Affiliate with the Center for Addictions Research of British Columbia and a founding Board member of the Multidisciplinary As…

Insurance fix confuses

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Bowing to pressure, President Barack Obama intends to permit continued sale of individual insurance plans that have been canceled because they failed to meet coverage standards under the health care law, officials said Thursday. …. The health-care …
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John Morgan: My dying dad's pain inspired push for medical marijuana

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John Morgan's dad wouldn't eat. Radiation treatments for his esophageal cancer had burned out Ramon Morgan's throat and deadened his taste buds. He twisted himself into a fetal position, hallucinating from the pain and drugs he was prescribed and tied …
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For Veterans With PTSD, A New Demon

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Timothy Fazio, a former Marine who suffers from PTSD, has struggled with addiction to prescription painkillers after tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. … "It is possible that in the primary-care setting, opioids may be prescribed to treat a …
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