Community Members Highlight Gaps in Portland's Agreement With Justice …
Community members highlight gaps in Portland's agreement with Justice …
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… Portland on Tuesday morning. Members of the public had a chance to tell a federal judge whether they felt the city's settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on a package of Portland police reforms is "fair, reasonable and adequate … Read more on The Oregonian
The Mythology of Marijuana
The mythology of marijuana
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Harry Anslinger never became too concerned about heroin in those years because it was looked upon essentially as a problem limited to the African-American community and worthless drug addicts. …. Law enforcement agencies should direct their attention … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Meet LittleRedBunny, the Queen of Cam Girls
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Concerned that their age difference might be obvious to the audience, Crawford wanted to use her own cameraman. Zinnemann refused. …… Yet, aside from the Porsche and a developing taste for cocaine, he indulged in few luxuries. He continued to live … Read more on Daily Beast
Series: Stash City
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Economists calculate the spinoff effects of legitimate industries by looking at the jobs and wages created when employees spend money in the community. This "multiplier effect" would be impossible to determine with marijuana distribution, said Vera … Read more on Arizona Daily Star
Cocaine…..is It Really That Bad?
Question by Blunt: Cocaine…..is it really that bad?
I don’t think so. It made me concentrate alot and i was not all crazy and craap. Its addictive, yes, and expensive after awhile, but i wasn’t doing or wanting to do stupid things. I just couldn’t stop thinking or talking. Have you done it?
Best answer:
Answer by George
Cocaine is bad health wise, with enough abuse one can overdose, which can cause a heart attack or hemorrhage. With regular abuse over a long period of time cocaine can lead to heart problems, strokes and even paranoia.
When cocaine is used “moderation” and not doing large amounts, like once a month, having breaks every now and then, and about 2 grams each time, it is harmless to most people, both short and long run.
Why an Addict Craves More and More
Why an addict craves more and more
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In the past 20 years, research into drug addiction has identified several chemical and physical changes to the brain brought on by addictive substances. There is a wad of nerve cells in the central part of your brain, measuring about half an inch … Read more on The Columbian
Gambling addiction difficult to overcome
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… start out chasing money may end up chasing a high. “I've had people tell me that the high from gambling, and particularly winning, is a bigger high than cocaine,” said Paulette Sears, license professional counselor with a private practice in … Read more on Herald Times Reporter
Jailed Sanford Mother Had Overcome Life of Drugs, Poverty, Violence to Get …
Jailed Sanford mother had overcome life of drugs, poverty, violence to get …
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She, her mother and longtime boyfriend have been arrested on drug charges, and her brother, Harry Lee Flowers, spent 10 years in state prison on a variety of charges that included cocaine possession and armed robbery. In 1991, her mother, Kathryn Fryer … Read more on Orlando Sentinel
New Technique For Mapping Gene Activity Reveals How Cells Interact (VIDEO)
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Researchers could either grind up a hunk of tissue and catalogue all the RNAs they found there, or use fluorescent markers to track the expression of up to 30 RNAs inside each cell of a tissue sample. The latest technique maps up to thousands of RNAs. Read more on Huffington Post
For Some Artists, the Draw of Heroin Has Been All-Too Powerful
For some artists, the draw of heroin has been all-too powerful
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They range from Arthur Connan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Homes (addicted to a both cocaine and opium), to legendary musicians and actors, the latest being Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Charles Dickens, who showed the … Read more on Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Roger Daltrey working on Keith Moon biopic
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Daltrey wanted Robert Downey Jr. wanted to play the hellraising drummer but currently has no idea who will bring his friend to life on screen. He told the new issue … Twenty years ago I had Robert Downey Jr. lined up. I had the whole damn … The … Read more on stv.tv