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Sept. 9, 2018 – AAS — By Mary Huber —- For many chronic pain patients, the day doesn’t start until the afternoon.   They say their joints are especially stiff in the morning. It takes a couple of hours of movement and stretching to feel even close to how healthy folks … Continue to full story .......

Sept. 10, 2018 — Some experts have suggested that e-cigarettes can help wean people off regular cigarettes; others believe that they reinforce the smoking habit and increase the user’s exposure to nicotine.  But there’s no dispute that e-cigarettes have grown popular since their introduction in 2004. Now a nationwide survey … Continue to full story .......

Sept. 9, 2018 — The Green, a gathering place in New Haven, Connecticut, near Yale University, looked like a mass casualty zone, with 70 serious drug overdoses over a period spanning Aug. 15 to 16.

The cause: synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, Spice, or AK47, which induced retching, … Continue to full story .......

Registration is open to attend the AAA Texas Summit on the 4Ds of Driving: Distracted, Drunk, Drugged and Drowsy on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 10 am to 3 pm at Palmer Events Center at 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin.  This event is free and lunch will be provided. Law enforcement … Continue to full story .......

Aug. 8, 2018 — AUSTIN (KXAN) —  “Our family suffered the loss of our son, he was 21 years old,” Dr. Rudy Morales Urby said. “We lost him to this opioid crisis. So it’s a very personal issue for us, but it’s also a professional issue.”  Lawmakers got an earful… Continue to full story .......

Efforts to build public awareness of the factors that can prevent or mitigate adolescent substance abuse as well as support for evidence-based interventions should include appeals to moral responsibility and an explanation of the harmful effects of substance use on adolescents, a report from the Frame Works Institute suggests.

Funded … Continue to full story .......