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Uruguay to Sell Marijuana Cigarettes in Attempt to Combat Black Market

Uruguay to Sell Marijuana Cigarettes in Attempt to Combat Black Market

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In the U.S., even as the Justice Department said that the legalization of drugs will lead to increased use and increased levels of addiction, some states are passing their own laws decriminalizing marijuana. Besides the best known example of California …
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Addiction, Prescribed

Addiction, prescribed

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The NIDA reported that 16 million people used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons in 2010. Opiate painkillers are not the only prescription drugs that prompt the potential for abuse. Often prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, central …
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Dubai Police Warn of Online Threat From Sites Promoting Drugs to Children

Dubai Police warn of online threat from sites promoting drugs to children

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Dubai: Police have urged the public to report any website or social networking site that may promote the selling of any kind of controlled medicine or drugs, a senior police official told Gulf News. Major General Abdul Jalil Mahdi Alasmawi, Director of …
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Dusty | Chatswood Musical Society

Dusty | Chatswood Musical Society

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But, like Elvis, Michael Jackson, or Whitney Houston, to name but a few prodigies fallen by the wayside, personal happiness wasn't commensurate with popular success. And, like them, she became an addict; alcohol being her drug of choice. Dusty, it …
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PropThink: Catalyst Licenses New Candidate Ahead of November Data Release

PropThink: Catalyst Licenses New Candidate Ahead of November Data Release

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Catalyst develops its lead candidate, CPP-109 (vigabatrin), as a treatment for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction, while CPP-115 is a more potent version of the drug. The compounds work by increasing GABA levels in the brain, which in turn reduces …
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ASK DOCTOR K: Drug Dependence Is Possible for the 'Almost Addicted'

ASK DOCTOR K: Drug dependence is possible for the 'almost addicted'

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DEAR DOCTOR K: I think I may have a drug problem. But how can I tell if I'm truly addicted? DEAR READER: The world is not divided neatly into those who are “addicts” and those who are not. More and more, doctors are viewing substance use as a spectrum …
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