Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits
SHARECONNECT 91 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. To Mark Publicker, a doctor in Portland, Maine, who practices addiction medicine, it's a clear case of discrimination. You wouldn't deprive a diabetic of insulin. You wouldn't stop giving hypertension …
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Property crimes linked to rise in painkiller abuse
But there is no denying that painkiller abuse contributed to Fayetteville having the fifth-highest property crime rate in the country in 2012, more than double the national average. “It's rampant,” said police Detective Sheila Valdez, the lead …
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