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Eight of the 10 offices across the commonwealth received grants of $30,000 while two offices in the state’s west received $35,000 from the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners ...

Propensity to addiction starts with the very first drug use experience, a new study shows.

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DEA holds hearing on rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. Public comments and expert testimonies weigh in.