As a prominent Chicago surgeon, Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph sees them all too frequently: people who endure severe injuries or multiple surgeries, only to become addicted to prescription painkillers. One patient who pleaded for help was on such strong drugs already that Bush-Joseph knew he couldn’t handle more surgery without dangerously high levels of opioids. But […]
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More States Say Yes to Marijuana as NFL Continues to Say No
Voters in seven more states said “yes” to marijuana this month. Pot now is legal for recreational or medicinal use in more than half the country. It’s still against federal law and classified as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning U.S. officials consider marijuana to have a high risk of abuse or harm, and no accepted […]
