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LAUSD parents seek changes in district, Are we failing chronic pain patients? The business of DragCon
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May 14, 2018
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LAUSD parents seek changes in district, Are we failing chronic pain patients? The business of DragCon

A roundtable of LAUSD parents come together to discuss changes they wish to see, failing the patients addicted to opioids, how LA paved the way for drag.

An LAUSD board meeting in February.
An LAUSD board meeting in February.
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A roundtable of LAUSD parents come together to discuss changes they wish to see, failing the patients addicted to opioids, how LA paved the way for drag.

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"It is a luxury that we have a group of parents who are able to supplement whatever little money we receive from LAUSD. That’s not the reality for most people."
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Many chronic pain patients are middle-aged and older adults, who are among the highest users of prescription opioids. Some have been stranded by well-intentioned policies designed to curb abuse.
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About 13 percent of California's GOP-registered voters reside in the IE, and they could provide the votes necessary to get one Republican candidate into the top two.
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That number represented the number of films made by women that have competed at Cannes since the festival was started decades ago.
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Ad companies once used drag queens as jokes, but now several businesses have found drag queen spokesmodels help them win over customers.
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