The House I Live In
The House I Live In – 40 years, 45 million arrests, Trillion — America’s longest, most tragic and costliest war is the so-called War on Drugs. Are drug laws fair? Should a drug sentence be a life sentence? The House I Live In examines the case from the perspective of the dealers, the jailers, the grieving mothers and journalists like David Simon (creator, The Wire). A FilmBuff Presentation. MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Medtronic Pain Pump Blamed for 14 Deaths
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Although the SynchroMed pump has been classified by the Food and Drug Administration as a Class I recall, meaning there was a “reasonable probability” that they could cause serious health problems or even death, the company is not recommending that the …
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The silent relationship: Fathers and sons can have a hard time healing rifts
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MINNEAPOLIS — From the time Steve Anderson was 12, his relationship with his father had no warmth, just a slow burn. William Cope Moyers spent decades with his … That self-imposed pressure led him to years of substance abuse and eventually to a …
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Waiting for an addict to hit bottom is a death sentence, say Moyers and Scheff
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If he'd waited until his son Nic had been ready to enter treatment, he said, Nic would be dead now. … Addiction is a chronic illness. There's no cure for it, at least not yet. But there is a solution. … What I have to do is remain teachable and …
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