Independent Lens | the House I Live in | Work Defines Us | Video Extra | PBS

Published April 8, 2013

Independent Lens | The House I Live In | Work Defines Us | Video Extra | PBS – http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/house-i-live-in/ Premiering April 8, 2013. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html In this…

Will New Worker's Comp Rules Turn Injured Workers into Lifelong Drug Addicts?

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MALIBU, Calif., April 8, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — California's worker's comp regulations have had the tragic unintended consequence of creating lifelong drug addicts. Faced with more … Don't insult one another or the subjects of our articles. If you …
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How Iran Won the War on Drugs

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Furthermore, from a public health standpoint, the skyrocketing rate of drug addiction there has created a potentially insurmountable challenge for the central government. A 2010 study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that …
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Forgery arrests highlight Utah's growing problem of painkiller abuse

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Even though Utah ranks low nationally on the number of people who abuse prescription drugs, each month an average of 23 Utahns has died as a result of an overdose of prescription opioids, according to the state's Department of Health. That is more than …
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