Edinburgh & East – Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Edinburgh & East – Tuesday, January 25, 2011 – Top story: the family of a woman who died after falling through a hatch in her hallway say lessons must be learned from the tragedy. In other news: the first major study of drugs deaths in Scotland has revealed that more than a third of those who died had never had any contact with drug treatment services: the Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray has been sacked following sexist comments he made about a female referee; the Colin McRae fatal accident inquiry visits the site of the helicopter crash; and in sport, Hibs have completed the signing of Martin Scott from Ross County. This is an international version that may have been edited for rights reasons.
Allmendinger to Enter Drug Treatment Program – Fan's Opinion
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
A.J. Allmendinger has been suspended indefinitely for failing a random drug test (both A & B samples) and although he claims his innocence, Allmendinger has accepted NASCAR's terms and will immediately enter an approved drug treatment program.
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Bipolar drug sales slide: more patients but more generics
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
Sales of drugs used to treat bipolar disorder are set to tumble in seven major markets, declining from a value of $ 6.3 billion in 2011 to just over $ 4 billion by 2021, according to new forecasts. Generic competition within the atypical antipsychotic …
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Macaulay Culkin, 'National Enquirer': Tabloid Defends Report Of Heroin Addiction
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Among other things, the tabloid reported that Culkin spends up to $ 6000 per month on drugs like heroin and the prescription painkiller Oxycodone and that his breakup with actress Mila Kunis spurred his downward spiral. Culkin and Kunis split in 2011 …
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