My Dads Addicted to Oxycontin?
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Im a 19 year old girl and im very worried about my dads problem with perscriptions and also his slight alcoholism he is a great person and very functioning hes done well for himself but I worry about his physical and MENTAL… Continue reading
US Weighs Crackdown on Environmental Damage From Pot Growers
US weighs crackdown on environmental damage from pot growers
The officials' environmental concerns took center stage at a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a government body that guides federal judges on penalties for convicted criminals. Illegal marijuana crops often …
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Former Nurse and Mother of Two Describes How Heroin Addiction Nearly Cost …
Former Nurse And Mother Of Two Describes How Heroin Addiction Nearly Cost …
Now clean for two years, Tammy shared her story on "Oprah Prime." She explains that her addiction began with Vicodin, which she was prescribed after the birth of her son. She says she began to rely on… Continue reading
Number of Meth Labs Growing
Number of meth labs growing
The products necessary to manufacture meth are readily available at stores and are inexpensive to obtain, Stryker said. Those who abuse meth spend between $ 200 and $ 300 a day. Abusers turn to cooking meth to feed their habit and to earn money as… Continue reading
Big,Semi-Serious Question About Illegal Drugs?
Question by Nameless: Big,semi-serious question about illegal drugs?
I’m writing a novel, and this guy kidnaps this girl, beats her up and drugs her to the point where she’s in the hospital. The drugs are pretty much illegal. OH! My God, I’m stupid. The drugs are the ones that are… Continue reading
What Are Kappa Opiods?
Question by tater1: what are kappa opiods?
some type of pain medications
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Kappa opioids have recently been investigated for their therapeutic potential in the treatment of addiction[37] and evidence points towards dynorphin, the endogenous kappa agonist, to be the body’s natural addiction control mechanism.[38]… Continue reading
Top Cops OK Drug Testing
Top cops OK drug testing
HAVERHILL — The police superior officers have agreed to let the city test them for illegal drugs — a rule that Mayor James Fiorentini said he will push for in contract negotiations with Haverhill's patrolmen and firefighters. The drug-testing …
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Heroin Victim's Mother Looks to Save Others Through Legislation
Heroin victim's mother looks to save others through legislation
Medical records show that the day he died Anthony Gilmore was high on heroin and cocaine and he had been given the drug Narcan, used to combat the effects of a drug overdose. "I think a lot of people dropped the… Continue reading
Chronicle Book Review: Meth Mania
Chronicle Book Review: Meth Mania
There's nothing like a zombie cannibal ripping someone's face off to propel a good drug panic, as was the case with bath salts, even if he didn't actually eat the guy's face and even, as it turned out, if he wasn't on bath salts. While… Continue reading
Touchdown Terry
Touchdown Terry
At the entrance is an empty guard shack with a large blue sign: “EXPECT EXCELLENCE.” The cluttered campus …. Two years earlier, Emmert settled a lawsuit alleging he and his partners bought a house that had been used as a meth lab, didn't clean it up …
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