Legislature Tries to Stay Ahead of Meth “scourge”

Legislature tries to stay ahead of meth “scourge”
State lawmakers are learning they have some unfinished business when it comes to meth addiction in Alaska. Lawmakers are following up on a law passed four years ago which has helped eliminate several meth labs, but now they say there’s a new problem.
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Habit, Not Addiction, Drives Cigarette Cravings
Nicotine patches and gum are common — and often ineffective — ways of fighting cigarette cravings, as most smokers have discovered. Now a new study from Tel Aviv University shows why they’re ineffective, and may provide the basis for more successful psychologically-based smoking cessation programs.In the new study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Dr. Reuven Dar of Tel Aviv …
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Auburn drug dealer’s failure to get evaluated nets four-year prison sentence
AUBURN — A 23-year-old Auburn man was sentenced in CayugaCounty Court Thursday to four years in prison for selling cocaineafter he failed to get a drug evaluation that could have gotten himinto a substance abuse treatment program instead.
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