Tulane economics professor receives grant to study meth

Tulane economics professor receives grant to study meth

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“We're interested in the social costs of policies for dealing with drug addiction,” Finlay said. Finlay said that the costs … These costs include increased drug treatment, health care, deaths, lost productivity, environmental harm, criminal activity …
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Counseling Helps HIV Patients Stick to Tx

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Note that although the program was resource-intensive and had an estimated cost per participant of less than $ 1,000 per year, the increase in treatment adherence may have made it cost-effective. HIV patients receiving a year-long … Among the common …
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Drug testing for welfare users passes legislative hurdle in Virginia

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Bill Bolling casting the deciding vote, but it died in the House after a fiscal analysis found the measure actually would have cost taxpayers between $ 500,000 and $ 1.3 million a year, plus initial start-up expenses of $ 300,000. A new estimate of the …
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