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Stirring the pot
Lawmakers in Maryland this year shied away from legalizing the medical use of marijuana by certain very ill patients under carefully controlled clinical conditions. Voters elsewhere, it seems, are not so cautious. On Tuesday, Colorado and Washington...Tags: Heroin, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, John Hickenlooper, Justice System
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Teenager wants folks to trust about drugs
Dear Amy: I go to a small middle school/high school. It's a pretty drug-free environment, at least the one that my friends and I inhabit. However, my parents (particularly my mom) are under the impression that all my friends (one in particular) are...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Holidays, Recreational Substance Use, Reviews
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'Pre-drinking' or 'pre-funking' common among young alcohol users
They call it "pre-drinking," "pre-partying" or "pre-funking," and it usually involves chugging cheap alcoholic drinks before heading out to a bar, club or sporting event. While addiction experts estimate that 65% to 75% of college-age youths engage in...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, Education, Loyola Marymount University
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Dangers Posed By Prescription Drug Abuse By Kids
FOX 17 Senior Web ProducerTeen prescription drug abuse can devastate families, destroy marriages and can leave a child dead or severely disabled. Many parents would probably be shocked to hear that they may be their son or daughters drug dealer. Aaron Rubin started abusing...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Abusive Behavior, Vicodin (drug), Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 1
Travis Poole understands school issues To the editor: Of all the elections coming up next week, none is more important that the choices we make for the four open positions on the Washington County Board of Education. I have known and worked with Travis...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Colleges and Universities, Credit and Debt, Politics, Homes
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Mailbag: What happened to zero tolerance at CdM?
Re. "CdM's Brown kills addiction," (Sports, May 18): I enjoyed reading your article regarding CdM's star volleyball player, Parker Brown and, am so happy that he is on his way to a sober lifestyle. My question is this: What do parents like myself tell...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, John Wayne, Students, Rentals, Budgets and Budgeting
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Britney Spears Hooked On Drugs In 2007, Former Confidante Testifies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop starBritney Spears' former confidante encouraged her to kick her drug habit five years ago, and brought drug-sniffingdogs to her Malibu home and flushed a bag of white powder down the toilet, he testified Tuesday. "She had...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Britney Spears, Recreational Substance Use
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Weight loss surgery tied to increase in drinking
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had weight loss surgery reported greater alcohol use two years after their procedures than in the weeks beforehand, in a new study. "This is perhaps a risk. I don't think it should deter people from having surgery,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, Cosmetic Procedures, Obesity, Medical Research
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Glued Toddler Mom Gets 99 Years in Brutal Attack on Daughter
KTLA NewsDALLAS, TX (KTLA) -- A mother of five who plead guilty to gluing her toddler's hands to a wall and beating her into a coma was sentenced to 99 years in prison Friday. Elizabeth Escalona, 23, pleaded guilty in July to injury to a child for brutally...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Justice System
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An addict no more, says Cassopolis woman
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterCASSOPOLIS -- At one point, she was so strung out on meth, says Britia Anderson, that she had no hope for the future. "I got to the point where I thought an addict is all I'm ever going to be," the Cassopolis woman said. What a difference a Cass...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Punishment, Recreational Substance Use, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Alaskans Turn In 1,838 Pounds of Unused Prescription Medication
Channel 2 NewsAlaskans turned in 1,838 pounds of prescription medication during the fifth Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Take-Back event on September 29. Rates of prescription drug use in the U.S. are alarmingly high. More Americans...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs, Recreational Substance Use, Drugs and Medicines
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Our View: Teen prescription drug abuse hits home
Most of us have seen the commercials warning parents and other adult family members to safeguard their prescription medications from teenagers. Those warnings hit home this week when eight Imperial County teens in two cities and two separate cases...Tags: Chemical Industry, Over-the-Counter Medicines, National Institutes of Health, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse
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