Drug Use Afflicts US City of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08

Drug use afflicts US city of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08 – Drug abuse continues to be a major problem in the United States, though neither the Democratic or Republican presidential candidates have said much about how they would deal with it. Al Jazeera’s Monica Villamizar reports from Baltimore, a city that has struggled to deal with its inner-city drug problems.

Deadly Prescription Drug Epidemic Finds its Way Down Under

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Before I go into what Dr. Joe wrote about in the Australian news, I find it interesting that now that the OxyContin epidemic has continued its reign in the U.S. and Canada, he acknowledges that the drug was promoted as being non addictive and "is …
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Purdue Pharma Issues Grant to NASCSA to Combat Abuse and Diversion of …

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The NIDA study also points out that unintentional drug overdose deaths from opioid analgesics has dramatically increased beyond those resulting from cocaine and heroin use from 1999–2008 (skyrocketing beyond 10,000 deaths per year beginning in 2006 …
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Smokescreen delivers thought-provoking message about drugs

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IN CONFLICT – In Smokescreen, a clash of generations and values plays out as Trent (right) embodies a lax attitude toward marijuana use while his father Jeff promotes a zero tolerance policy on drugs. APRIL BARTLETT/St. Albert Gazette. Tweet … First …
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