Clinic Develops Drug Screening Technology

LAPD Targets Drugs Dealers By Name On Skid Row
For years, Los Angeles police have arrested drug dealers who prey on the homeless on Skid Row, only to see many of them right back on the streets because of overcrowded prisons. But a proposed new legal strategy aims to lock up Skid Row drug dealers for at least six months. The injunction, which still has to be approved by a judge, targets 80 well-known dealers — and it’s the first time the …

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Prescription heroin helps addicts off street drugs
Prescribing heroin to addicts who can’t kick their habit helps them stay off street drugs, British researchers said Friday.

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Clinic develops drug screening technology
Two Marshfield Clinic employees only wanted a better way to monitor their patients use of painkillers. What they created is a patented technology that can determine if a person is abusing powerfully addictive drugs.

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