Cocaine: The New Face of Deforestation in Central America
Cocaine: the new face of deforestation in Central America
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The Obama administration has strayed away from using this term, preferring to see drug addiction as a disease that can be prevented and cured. The UNODC also supports a change in how drug-control is approached, arguing that the drug problem is a … Read more on Mongabay.com
Weed Use Up, Cocaine Use Down, US Report Finds
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MONDAY, March 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Americans' use of cocaine fell by half from 2006 to 2010, but marijuana use increased by more than 30 percent during that time, according to a new report. … "Having credible estimates of the number of heavy … Read more on WebMD
Watch: New England Town Ripped Apart by Heroin
Watch: New England town ripped apart by heroin
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Between 2012 and 2013, Vermont's deaths from opiate overdoses doubled, Shumlin said, and the number of Vermonters seeking treatment for opiates skyrocketed 771 percent since 2000. Vermont is not alone, as heroin use has catapulted across the country … Read more on Al Jazeera America (blog)
As heroin use spikes, focus shifts to drug that saves addicts
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Federal data show heroin use rose 79 percent in the United States between 2007 and 2012. Heroin-related deaths are also spiking in … Donald Keith, a certified addictions treatment counselor in Orange County, said Tuesday that 75 percent of the cases … Read more on OCRegister
Man Who Killed Ex-Girlfriend in 1988 Will Stay Under State Board Supervision
Man who killed ex-girlfriend in 1988 will stay under state board supervision
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They will consider conditional release that would allow him to move into the community but remain under board jurisdiction after an evaluation with Marion County health officials. Walker has been under the board's watch since … a care facility in … Read more on KPTV.com
Glenn Close Uses Star Power to Urge Passing of Mental Health Bill Video – Daha fazlas? için !! Mental illnesses are a growing public health issue. And it’s not just adults – children and teenagers have mental health concerns to con…
The Forgotten Victims of Human Trafficking
The forgotten victims of human trafficking
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"They start offering drugs to us until you get addicted – mostly cocaine or heroin – so most of the girls can't leave because they've turned into addicts." One of the girls she …. "Our main focus is removing the girl from the dangerous lifestyle … Read more on Niagara Falls Review
Can a New Twist on a Native American Tradition Help Solve America's Prison …
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SVSP is a Level IV facility, meaning that it's designed to house the most dangerous inmates. To discourage …. By 2003, according to a study by Stanford University criminologist Joan Petersilia, only one-third of felons received vocational or … Read more on TakePart
A Murder to Solve, as Holmes Did
A Murder to Solve, as Holmes Did
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I missed the bullet holes in the wall, but did see a hypodermic syringe that recalled Dr. Watson's question as he once sardonically interrupted Holmes during its use: “Which is it today, morphine or cocaine?” This semi-immersion in a fictional universe … Read more on New York Times
UGLY SIDE of Pretty Woman Julia Roberts: Screaming rows, betrayal …
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For Nancy it left deep-rooted insecurities which led to drug addiction and emotional instability. Mr Dilbeck says: … 'She was diagnosed with depression and was in therapy most of her life. …. 'I panicked, called the doctor and got the code to enter … Read more on Malaysia Chronicle
City to Consider Drug Law Reform
City to consider drug law reform
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He suggested that a similar approach of eliminating incarceration for personal-use quantities of drug possession in Portugal over a decade ago reduced problemaic drug use, overdose deaths and HIV infections and led to more drug users seeking voluntary … Read more on Evanston Now
Filings suggest judge's jailed son got special treatment
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Prosecutors filed the reports during the pretrial exchange of information in the charges faced by Colvin and several other people, including his 56-year-old ex-girlfriend, Debra Bell, who also worked at the Clerk's Office at the time of the cocaine … Read more on The Advocate