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Jobs, drugs top concerns for Bay State residents
While race relations and the threat of terrorism dominate the national news, Massachusetts voters at the state level are more concerned about…
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Mass. Gen. Hospital takes global lead with Human Trafficking Initiative
Although often under-reported, human trafficking is a serious public health problem. Nearly 21 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor…
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Zika talks to end soon, Republican negotiators promise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in control of negotiations on long-delayed funding to combat the Zika virus are promising a quick agreement. Behind-…
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Amid opioid epidemic, more schools offer ‘sober dorms’
Ryan had a pattern: He'd enroll in college with the best of intentions, start drinking and drugging, then drop out.…
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Is addiction a brain disease?
The opioid abuse epidemic is a full-fledged item in the 2016 campaign, and with it questions about how to combat the…
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Marijuana may help break addiction to painkillers, heroin
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and…
