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November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 by joshfrost

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What Neuroscience Reveals About Effective Treatments for Substance Use Disorders

By Ryan Bell 12 October 2018 For a link to the original article, click here. From 2016 to 2017, deaths from drug overdoses increased by 12% according to the National Center for Health Statistics. In North Carolina, such deaths went up by 6.3%. From the same data, we learn that in the United States…

November 2, 2018November 30, 2018 by joshfrost

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House Bill 968: Legislative Response to Emerging Contaminants Act

By Josh Frost 2 November 2018 Abstract PFAS are chemicals in many products which accumulate in the environment and in humans, potentially causing adverse health effects. Two companies in North Carolina have been found to be contaminating the Cape Fear River with GenX, a PFAS. The Legislative Response to Emerging Contaminants strengthens pollutant regulations, as…

October 24, 2018November 30, 2018 by joshfrost

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House Bill 243: The Strengthen Opioid Use and Prevention (STOP) Act

By Josh Frost 24 October 2018 Abstract The STOP Act of 2017 aims to curtail North Carolina’s opioid crisis, which claimed greater than 12,000 lives between 1999 and 2016. The STOP Act limits who can prescribe opioids and how many opioids can be prescribed at one time. In addition, all narcotic prescriptions must be…

October 24, 2018November 30, 2018 by joshfrost

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Senate Bill 616: Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Enforcement (HOPE) Act

By Josh Frost 24 October 2018 Abstract The HOPE Act responds to the growing crisis of opioid addiction in North Carolina, which claimed over 12,000 lives between 1999 and 2016. The act creates a “certified diversion investigator” to aid law enforcement in drug crime investigations. The investigator is given access to prescription records during…

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opioid

What Neuroscience Reveals About Effective Treatments for Substance Use Disorders

enviornment

House Bill 968: Legislative Response to Emerging Contaminants Act

opioid

House Bill 243: The Strengthen Opioid Use and Prevention (STOP) Act

opioid

Senate Bill 616: Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Enforcement (HOPE) Act