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A Story in Every Cell
A Story in Every Cell
For the primal offence of fratricide (braining his insufferable brother with a poker) Ezekiel Farragut, a high-rolling professor with a heroin habit and a complicated wife, is sent to Falconer State Prison. Arriving at the penitentiary gate, shackled …
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Marijuana isn't harmless – especially for kids
Marijuana withdrawal has the same symptoms as other drugs — cravings, irritability, low self-confidence, despondency, depression and suicidal thoughts. I see public opinion swaying toward marijuana legalization and scratch my head. … Unlike …
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Killing more than pain: Deaths of women from prescription overdose rise 400 …
Like hydrocodone or oxycodone, methadone is an opioid, but it is used to help ween patients off addiction by diminishing the effects of withdrawal, which treatment specialists say can be just as bad for prescription drugs as for "harder" opioids such …
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Drug Dealer Gets 5 Years in State Prison – Oneida Dispatch
Heroin Addiction: Drug dealer gets 5 years in state prison – Oneida Dispatch
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Drug dealer gets 5 years in state prison
Oneida Dispatch Yet while he was being treated for his heroin addiction, he was selling drugs, DiStefano said. Knowing first-hand the effects drugs can have on a person, Matzell chose to sell them to other people, he said. “I don't think you have any clue what you do … |
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REGION: Heroin, Meth Deaths on Rise, Officials Say
Heroin Withdrawal: REGION: Heroin, meth deaths on rise, officials say
The county saw a dramatic spike in the number of teenagers killed by heroin last year, and the number of people killed by methamphetamine was the highest in a decade, according to data released Wednesday by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Heroin Withdrawal: What’s county’s leading cause of death?
The number of people in the county dying of drug and alcohol intoxication continued to rise last year, with heroin and methamphetamine scoring as the top killers of teens in that category, according to data released Thursday.
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Heroin Withdrawal: Convicted arsonist sentenced to prison for selling heroin
A convicted arsonist who avoided federal prison five years ago by helping officials lock up fellow Earth Liberation Front activists is headed to state prison for selling heroin. Jacob Jeremiah “Jake” Ferguson, 38, was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison after pleading guilty to manufacturing, possessing and selling …
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Heroin Withdrawal: Deadly Russian Street Drug Krokodil Rots Skin, Damages Brain – Opposing Views
Heroin Withdrawal: Deadly Russian Street Drug Krokodil Rots Skin, Damages Brain – Opposing Views
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Deadly Russian Street Drug Krokodil Rots Skin, Damages Brain
Opposing Views Drug treatment clinics have found krokodil withdrawal especially difficult to treat. While conventional heroin withdrawal pains can last for five to ten days, krokodil withdrawal can last for weeks and addicts often relapse because they find the … Krokodil: Inexpensive mind-altering drug made from head-ache tablets kills … |
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Heroin Withdrawal: NW today: Rapture ribbing reported motive in shooting – The Spokesman Review
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NW today: Rapture ribbing reported motive in shooting
The Spokesman Review An arsonist who avoided federal prison five years ago by helping lock up Earth Liberation Front activists is headed to state prison for selling heroin. The Register Guard reports 38-year-old Jacob Jeremiah “Jake” Ferguson of Eugene was sentenced Monday … |
Former ELF Member Gets 5 Years in Heroin Case
Heroin Withdrawal: Former ELF member gets 5 years in heroin case
A convicted arsonist who avoided federal prison five years ago by helping officials lock up fellow Earth Liberation Front activists is headed to state prison for selling heroin. Jacob Jeremiah “Jake” Ferguson, 38, was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison after pleading guilty to manufacturing, possessing and selling …
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Heroin Withdrawal: Teen abuse of pills rises
Abuse of prescription drugs among teens is more socially acceptable and less detectable than alcohol use, experts say, but can lead to dependence and even death.
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Heroin Withdrawal: Painkillers Are A Gateway To Heroin
This past winter, I found myself following a drug dealer and his crew up the dark stairway of a triple-decker apartment building on the outskirts of Boston. Reaching a unit on the top floor, the young man pulled a gun from his waistband.
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Dead Student’s Family Funds Study of Heroin Addiction
Heroin Addiction: Dead student’s family funds study of heroin addiction
Researchers wonder: Can you stop heroin addiction before it starts?
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Heroin Addiction: Former ELF member gets 5 years in heroin case
A convicted arsonist who avoided federal prison five years ago by helping officials lock up fellow Earth Liberation Front activists is headed to state prison for selling heroin. Jacob Jeremiah “Jake” Ferguson, 38, was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison after pleading guilty to manufacturing, possessing and selling …
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Heroin Addiction: Sentenced to life
It’s hard to find a job when your rap sheet is longer than your resume. Hell, it’s hard to find a job anyway. Imagine trying to do it with a scarlet letter — or a prison tat — across your chest.
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