ALBANY (AP) — New York schools could be equipped with an opioid antidote and patients taking certain pain medications would be limited to a 10-day supply under new legislation proposed Wednesday to fight the rise of heroin and bolster treatment ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Mental Hygiene Law Treatment In the Matter of Carlos Rueda M.D. No. 154 Judge Smith Background: The appellant was brought to the emergency room during an episode of paranoia and delusions as a result ...

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NIAGARA FALLS — The city that put Love Canal and Superfund in the environmental lexicon may get back into the business of dealing with toxic waste — this time willingly. With New York considering allowing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as part of a natural-gas boom ...

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NEW YORK CITY — A bipartisan legal think tank will study U.S. treatment of detainees. The Constitution Project’s new task force is being formed just weeks after the New York conviction ...

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ALBANY — New York Gov. David A. Paterson on Tuesday afternoon signed a bill giving family, guardians or partners the power to make medical decisions for incapacitated patients — even if the patient never signed paperwork detailing their wishes.

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