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Relapse Prevention Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction

...  Hotline at 1-800-839-1682 and discover th… Ohio lawmakers work to address drug epidemic On Jan. 29, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 399 to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse in Ohio by designating the first Friday of… Continue reading

They Got 'Shorty;' So What's Next?

...  got 'Shorty;' so what's next? With an army of guards and lethally enforced loyalty, he reigned over a worldwide, multibillion-dollar drug empire that supplied much of the cocaine and marijuana to the United States despite a widespread, years-long manhunt… Continue reading

"El Chapo" Guzman Faces Extradition to the US

...  Chapo" Guzman Faces Extradition to the US In Brooklyn, a federal grand jury charged Guzman and other co-defendants in 2009 with participating in a criminal enterprise responsible for smuggling cocaine into the United States. While the U.S. did… Continue reading

Why Did Blackwater Change Its Name to Xe?

...  The untimely deaths of actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cory Monteith from drug overdoses once again highlight a serious continuing public health problem in America that emergency … Read more on Sacramento Bee Lawmakers Push Obama to Soften Marijuana Rules… Continue reading

Buying Time: World Traveler Ron Woodroof Smuggles Drugs — and Hope — for

...  time: World traveler Ron Woodroof smuggles drugs — and hope — for … The smuggled drugs in his trunk are experimental treatments destined for terminally ill people with the AIDS virus. The drugs are not approved for use by… Continue reading

Orlando's FDLE Office Reviewing Some Drug Cases in Evidence-Tampering Probe

...  discrepancies or signs that he tampered with the narcotics, said Danny Banks, special agent in charge. That includes all drugs cases, not just prescriptions … Read more on Orlando Sentinel (blog) Italian-US Mafia drug trafficking ring busted, FBI and… Continue reading