Absolute and Irresponsible Authority
... When the phenomena of crack cocaine (crack cocaine is just powder cocaine with baking soda, water, and heat) hit the streets, President Reagan signed into law mandatory … Read more on Tenth Amendment Center (blog) Recovery center source of… Continue reading
Drugs Policy: Face the Facts
... of South American cocaine headed to the U.S. travels through Mexico, according to 2010 FBI statistics. Before leaving office, Calderon repeatedly touted the fact … Read more on San Antonio Express 17 Convicted On Federal Charges As Part Of… Continue reading
Mental Illness & Chemical Dependency
... Illness & Chemical Dependency Believe it or not, some drugs such as marijuana or cocaine are used to self-medicate a mental illness and for many families unable to afford psychiatric medication, street drugs are often the drug of choice.… Continue reading
Viewpoints: Program Aims to Reduce Teenage Prescription Drug Abuse
... County Sheriff Scott Jones, a Viewpoints commentary on Saturday, "Prescription drug abuse is on the rise among teenagers," was attributed to Sheriff Jones. The commentary is republished … Read more on Sacramento Bee Drug use among Barry County teens… Continue reading
Our Middle-Aged and Elderly Citizens Are America's Forgotten Addicts
... Middle-Aged and Elderly Citizens Are America's Forgotten Addicts And they were all hooked either on prescription drugs or hard-core street drugs; usually crack, cocaine and heroin. Most had accompanying health problems as their drug-addled lifestyle broke down the… Continue reading
Dump Expired Drugs Safely – Breast Cancer – About.com
... Expired Drugs Safely – Breast Cancer – About.com Like many patients, I took estrogen-lowering drugs for 5 years after primary treatment, and then kept the extra pills in the back of my medicine cabinet. Finally … Prescriptions are abused… Continue reading