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What's Keeping You Awake?

What's keeping you awake? I used to stay up for entire weekends, from Friday morning to Sunday night, wide awake from dance drugs. After three days and two nights without sleep, everything goes shimmery and surreal, as your cognitive function… Continue reading

From Selling Crack to Sociology

From selling crack to sociology When I read the transcripts of my interviews, the stories would jump off the page. … Sitting in front of a mound of crack cocaine destined for the streets of New York's South Bronx, Randol… Continue reading

Legalized Pot? Probably Not in Iowa

Legalized pot? Probably not in Iowa Those schedules come from the federal Controlled Substances Act. A Schedule I drug is one that has “no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.” Drugs on the list include marijuana… Continue reading

Fewer Northampton Teens View Marijuana as Harmful, Survey Shows

Fewer Northampton teens view marijuana as harmful, survey shows Levy is the medical director of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Boston Children's Hospital and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Hebble also described several misperceptions she… Continue reading

Sharp Rise in Opioid Drugs Prescribed for Non-Cancer Pain

Sharp Rise in Opioid Drugs Prescribed for Non-Cancer Pain … and colleagues. Dr Alexander comments, "There is an epidemic of prescription opioid addiction and abuse in the United States, and we felt it was important to examine whether or not… Continue reading

Cops Find $7K of Crack Cocaine

Cops find K of crack cocaine Cops find $ 7K of crack cocaine. Alliston Herald. ESSA – Nottawasaga OPP uncovered more than $ 7,000 worth of crack cocaine after searching a vehicle involved in a crash earlier this month. Related… Continue reading