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Need Help With Drug Statistics?

Question by Doctor Frankenstein: Need Help With Drug Statistics?
World Wide
A)How Many People Addicted to Addictive Drugs
B)How Many People die from drugs a year
C)and possibly how many people die of addictive drugs without perscriptions? or just specifically addictive.

And then I want A and… Continue reading

Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili Interview

Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili Interview — NIDA scientists and grantees bring brain science to life in these video interviews conducted at NIDA’s 2012 Frontiers in Science mini convention at the Socie…


Editorial: Battle vs illegal drugs
They were able to control the unforeseen crimes that might happen as a result of… Continue reading

Heroin Use, and Deaths, on the Rise in North Carolina

Heroin use, and deaths, on the rise in North Carolina
In 2008, overdose deaths from opioid prescription drugs accounted for more than heroin and cocaine combined, the CDC reported in 2011. Public health officials say the resulting crackdown on pills has driven up the price and helped fuel the …… Continue reading

Criminal Penalty for Prenatal Drug Use Passes House

Criminal penalty for prenatal drug use passes House
If signed into law, the proposal would again give law enforcement the power to charge women with assault if their babies are born drug-dependent because of the mother's use of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine or other narcotics. Those women could have …
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Can Dried Blood Be Removed From Under a Mashed Fingernail?

Question by cgfenenga: can dried blood be removed from under a mashed fingernail?
finally did it. for all the mashed fingers of my childhood, this adult one is the first one with a hematoma. I’ve left it pretty much alone for the month that I’ve had it, but… Continue reading

Friends Are Concerned She's Dating Alcoholic

Friends are concerned she's dating alcoholic
Question: I am dating a very-newly-recovering alcoholic; he's been sober five months. We have known each other for almost two years and share many friends, most of whom knew him when he was still married and witnessed the toll his addiction took on his …… Continue reading

Drug Registry Reduces Sales of Meth Making Ingredients

Drug registry reduces sales of meth making ingredients
The drug is a key ingredient in meth production. The change allowed pharmacists to cross reference computer records with more than 20 cooperating states. So if someone was doctor shopping or going across state lines to get more than the legal dosage… Continue reading

House Arrest Given to Seattle Man Accused of Dealing Painkillers at AA Meetings

House arrest given to Seattle man accused of dealing painkillers at AA meetings
A 65-year-old Seattle man — who admitted to dealing prescription drugs to addicts he met through a treatment center he managed — was spared prison due to his deteriorating health. Federal prosecutors recommended Michael Shepard, a Vietnam… Continue reading

Campbell County Jail to Treat for Heroin Addiction

Campbell County jail to treat for heroin addiction
The offices of the Campbell County District Court at 600 Columbia St., Newport, will be converted to house a 108-bed facility to treat inmates with substance abuse addictions with a focus on heroin. (Photo: Chris Mayhew/The Community Recorder ) …
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Josep Maria Bartomeu Appointed President of Barcelona — Video

Josep Maria Bartomeu appointed president of Barcelona — video — Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu is named as the club’s new president until 2016. Bartomeu takes the role at the Catalonian giant after former p…


Bryan Cranston to Pen a Memoir About 'Secrets and Lies' During His 'Breaking
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