Brian Emerson, Systems Approach to Substance Use in Canada

Brian Emerson, Systems Approach to Substance Use in Canada – http://www.nts-snt.ca Brian Emerson, Canadian Public Health Association and National Treatment Strategy Leadership Team member, speaks to the value of the Sy…

FDA Approves Device to Treat Enlarged Prostate

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The UroLift system, made by NeoTract Inc. of Pleasanton, Calif., is "the first permanent implant to relieve low or blocked urine flow in men age 50 and older with an enlarged prostate," the FDA said in a statement. By pulling back prostate tissue that …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts

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Because Internet addiction is not classified as a mental illness in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (often referred to as the "psych bible"), none of the program's $ 14,000 cost will be covered by insurance. Dr …
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The new drug war: Go after the cash

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12 speech to the American Bar Association, he asserted that “widespread incarceration at the federal, state, and local levels is both ineffective and unsustainable.” The bare fact that … Instead, we treated it as a problem of morality requiring broad …
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