Heroin Use Climbs in Maine as Cheaper Alternative to Prescription Drugs
Heroin use climbs in Maine as cheaper alternative to prescription drugs
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Heroin takes her pain away, she said, and staves off the nausea, diarrhea and other withdrawal symptoms. It's also … Law enforcement and the health care industry are cracking down on prescription drug abuse, but are also seeing a corresponding surge … Read more on Press Herald
Danger in your coffee cup
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"Many people can consume caffeine without harm, but for some it produces negative effects, physical dependence, interferes with functioning and can be difficult to give up — which are all signs of problematic use," he said. Research has found that … Read more on Times of India
Cocaine Abuse Mental Health Information
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Heroin, cocaine-related deaths up in Connecticut
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In Connecticut, heroin addiction ranks second behind alcohol as the reason people seek treatment, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says. The agency reports 10,183 people were admitted for treatment for heroin last year … Read more on Boston.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. The spike in pot use may be due to an increase in the … Read more on WebMD
Medical Marijuana and 'the Entourage Effect'
Medical marijuana and 'the entourage effect'
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After reading the literature on cannabis, he was surprised to see that while the active compound in morphine had been isolated from opium poppies 100 years before and cocaine isolated from coca leaves around the same time, the active component of … Read more on CNN
Rob Ford As Braveheart? Twitter Mocks Doug Ford's Comparison
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Ford admits he lied about his drug use in the past because he was "embarrassed." Ford had previously said he had been truthful in the midst of the crack cocaine scandal, and that reporters had simply not asked the "correct questions/" "Did I experiment … Read more on Huffington Post Canada
3 Years in Jail for Man Who Killed Selkirk Newlywed Andrea Bannish
3 years in jail for man who killed Selkirk newlywed Andrea Bannish
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Sean Messner was drunk and had been snorting cocaine Nov. 10, 2010 when around 6:30 a.m. he sped through a stop sign in Selkirk and crashed into a car driven by newlywed Andrea Bannish. After the collision, Messner ran door-to-door seeking help for … Read more on Winnipeg Sun
Juliette Lewis On Brad Pitt Romance And Drug Addiction: 'I Quit All My Bulls …
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Lewis began dating Pitt, who was 10 years her senior, at the age of 17. They were together for three years before splitting in 1993. Following their breakup, Lewis, who once deemed herself a "heavy pothead," got deeper into drugs and began dabbling … Read more on Huffington Post
Violent Picture Surfaces of Suspect in Bobo Case
Violent picture surfaces of suspect in Bobo case
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Adams has a history of violence toward women, including a conviction for shooting his mother in the knee in 2004, according to court records. The frequency of the violence increased as Adams' drug use progressed from the possession of marijuana to … Read more on The Tennessean
A guide to all the movies showing at Australian cinemas
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Though the treatment is banned in the US, Woodroof starts smuggling the stuff across the border, after which he turns a tidy buck selling it to fellow sufferers. As he gradually drops his … Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Robert De … Read more on Herald Sun
Police Blotter: Courtland Drug Bust
Police blotter: Courtland drug bust
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Michael Lindsay Richards, 51, will appear in court at a later date on charges of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana, production of marijuana, and possession of property obtained by crime under $ 5,000. Drive slowly. Police are asking motorists to slow … Read more on Simcoe Reformer
Editorial: Mandatory drug-sentencing laws create unintended consequences
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They are harshly unfair, sweeping up and incarcerating an disproportionate number of minority offenders; they don't work, even a bit, in deterring drug use; they cost an astronomical amount of money; and they tie the hands of judges, keeping them from … Read more on MassLive.com