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What Is Crack Made Of?

...  from having a very hot pipe pressed against the lips. The use of “convenience store crack pipes” – glass tubes which originally contained small artificial roses – may also create this condition. These pipes are not durable and will… Continue reading

Bath Salts Are Next Drug Threat

...  salts are next drug threat It's the street name for a powdery or crystal-like synthetic drug, under which users get amped up with a three- or four-hour euphoria. Preliminary research contends that bath salts could be more addictive than… Continue reading

What if You Needed Dental Treatment in the 1800s and 1900s?

...  dental floss was invented around 1810 and modern tooth paste around 1820. Dentistry began to take its modern form in 1728 when Frenchman, Pierre Fauchard, published his book The Surgeon Dentist, a comprehensive work whose use eventually crowned Fauchard… Continue reading

Has Anyone Passed the Laredo Border Recently?

...  were left hanging off a pedestrian bridge in Nuevo Laredo for using social-networking Web sites to report criminals. The bodies of the young man and young woman showed signs of torture, and motorists were the ones who spotted the… Continue reading

What Are Some Short Term Effects of Cocaine and Crack?

...  Potentially Life-Saving New Medication for Cocaine Users He is quite correct that the development of a widely-effective cocaine vaccine, like any other new treatment for addiction, would do nothing to reduce the health damage experienced by non-addicted users. And… Continue reading

Child Abuse in U.S. Declines for 5th Straight Year

...  abuse in U.S. declines for 5th straight year Filed under: symptoms of abuse The number of child abuse and neglect cases reported in the United States in 2011 fell for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new federal… Continue reading