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Barney Frank Backs Heroin Legalization, Has 'Never Been Tempted' to Try It

...  Tempted' To Try It But, if a drug "affects the way I deal with other people," then there is an honest reason for prohibition. Heroin, he … Paul went so far as to push for legalizing heroin, arguing that… Continue reading

Drug Overdose Deaths From Prescription Painkillers Spike Among Middle-Aged

...  … For many decades, the overwhelming majority of U.S. overdose deaths were men killed by heroin or cocaine. But by 2010, 40 percent were women – most of them middle-aged women who took prescription painkillers. Skyrocketing female overdose death …… Continue reading

Study Shows High Number of "spice" Users Visited the ER

...  shows high number of "spice" users visited the ER Dr. Ponce told ABC 4 a recent nationwide study from the DAWN Report (Drug Abuse Warning Network) shows in 2010, 11,406 people high on "spice" had to visit… Continue reading

Syria's Sarin, Chemical Weapons: FAQ

...  not … The first signs of poisoning with sarin or VX are a runny nose and pinpoint pupils. … Survivors may have these symptoms six weeks after recovery from other symptoms. What … Read more on Atlanta Journal Constitution… Continue reading

“Music Has an Influence on the Norms and Values of Teenagers”?

...  music and am not mainstream at all, i also reflect this in the way i dress and sometimes act and such things, so i would say yes. many musicians in these rock bands are my heroes and i really… Continue reading

Cocaine Addiction Abuse

...  on Drug Abuse MONOGRAPH SERIES Neurobilolgical Models for Evaluating Mechanisms Underlying Cocaine Addiction 145 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Public Health Service • National Institutes of Health … Access Doc Treating Cocaine Addiction: From Preclinical To… Continue reading