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Shumlin will make 'opiate epidemic' the overarching theme of State of the State
Peter Shumlin says the growing “opiate epidemic” in Vermont will be a “major focus” of his administration this legislative session, along with resolving a $ 70 million budget gap and laying the groundwork for his signature single-payer health care …
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Top 10 local stories of 2013
UPPER THUMB — Methamphetamine and heroin — what used to be rarities in the county — became a large target for area drug enforcement efforts over the past year, making the local war on drugs the biggest story of the year in 2013 as chosen by the …
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Irving Drug Detox Launches Program Toward Reducing Use of Hallucinogens in Substance Abuse
An Irving drug detox center is announcing a new effort toward stopping the advancement of drug dependency. Call (972) 810-7530 for an appointment at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. (PRWeb December 25, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/irving-drug-detox-center/heroin-methadone-suboxone/prweb11445420.htm
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Top 10 local stories of 2013
Tribune Staff Reports UPPER THUMB — Methamphetamine and heroin — what used to be rarities in the county — became a large target for area drug enforcement efforts over the past year, making the local war on drugs the biggest story of the year in 2013 as chosen by the Huron Daily Tribune editorial department.
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Patients are becoming collateral damage in US war on drugs
In October the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed tightening restrictions on access to certain low-potency narcotic pain medicines in an effort to stem the rising tide of prescription-drug abuse in the United States. The new rules would require …
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Special Report: Area doctors seeing increase in heroin addicted babies
It's called neonatal abstinence syndrome, a condition that each year affects an estimated 13,500 babies with in the United States, according to a 2012 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. While there are no outward signs that …
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Question by Patricia: a brief history of the war on drugs.?
can some one give me a brief history how the war on drugs first began?

Best answer:

Answer by vlad
Honestly you can look this up on wikipedia

Answer by Lenny
We lost!

Demi Lovato reveals addiction that had her sneaking drugs onto planes: 'I …
Disney star Demi Lovato has been candid about her struggles with eating disorders and mental health, and now, the singer, actress and X Factor judge has revealed that she once had such a serious cocaine addiction she was unable to cope without the drug …
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Former B'ville man discusses drug addiction 'epidemic' after losing his 24 …
“I've come to learn more about drug abuse than you want to know,” said Williams, 67, a theater teacher and freelance writer who now lives in Manhattan, but spent his formative years in Bernardsville. He is determined to talk about it, write about it …
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Drug Addiction: No Victim, No Crime? – Evening Sun (subscription) (blog)

Drug Addiction: No Victim, No Crime? Evening Sun (subscription) (blog) If there is one thing that most experts agree on regarding the drug problem in America, it's that the “War on Drugs” isn't working. I would like to quote a report written by a Stanford University student, because I think it is well-written and sums up …

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“Profoundly offensive, and an incredible waste”: Why are we busting drug users?
Remarkably few African-Americans were speaking out for drug policy reform 20 years ago. Whereas now a growing percentage are basically identifying the war on drugs, in Michelle Alexander's words, as “The New Jim Crow.” So in both those senses, I think …
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Part two: Eureka, meet your the new chief
But, we're also seeing a heavy addiction problem here in the city, with heroin addiction — there's a lot of heroin, and there's also some methamphetamine addiction and so forth — that certainly needs to be dealt with. Now, again, I'm not sure police …
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Riverside Treatment Center Announces Adult, Adolescent Programs to Tackle …
All of the above 2012 percentages of first illicit drug use were similar to the corresponding percentages in 2011. Cocaine, heroin, Oxycontin and benzodiazepines are just a few of the drugs that the treatment center helps people put in their past …
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