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Retailers left in limbo after rush to curb use of synthetic drugs
Even sugar should fall within the definition. The act attempts to deal with this problem in two ways – first, by exempting a wide range of goods and, second, by including provision for an element of knowledge or recklessness regarding whether the …
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Goings On About Town
Family pathology runs deep here, involving abuse and abandonment reaching back to wartime; the father's crippling wounds fuel his repressed rage at Japanese society, and graceful performances of ancient songs on the subject of martial duty conjure a …
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Russian/Chinese prevention of Syrian invasion: historic event – Rick Rozoff
The Russian Government will tell you what the figures are in their own country in heroin deaths and heroin addiction. The Iranian Government will tell you the same. … It is one that by definition really is without ethics. And if Congress puts up even …
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Heroin deaths rise in Dane County, drug’s toll increasing – 77Square.com

Heroin deaths rise in Dane County, drug's toll increasing 77Square.com Not every aspect of the problem has gotten worse: Police believe they are seeing fewer problems with people driving under the influence of heroin in 2013, though statistics were not available. But given the challenging nature of addiction, and delays …

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BG doctor:New law has helped ease abuse – Bowling Green Daily News

BG doctor:New law has helped ease abuse Bowling Green Daily News Pasupuleti said he doesn't know if the reduction of prescription drug availability has caused an increase in the use of other opiates such as heroin, a drug seeing a resurgence in northern Kentucky. He does know that the work of HB 1 isn't finished …

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Heroin deaths rise in Dane County, drug's toll increasing
Despite campaigns from health officials, outreach workers and law enforcement the number of heroin-related deaths in Dane County rose by more than 30 percent last year, continuing a stubborn trend officials say mirrors state and nation problems with the drug. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

92 drug overdose deaths in Westmoreland shatter last year's record
“Part of the difficulty is it's a national and regional problem.” Most of the heroin deaths in Westmoreland claim younger adults, while overdoses from prescription drugs run the gamut, from ages 15 to 70, said county Detective Tony Marcocci. “You'll …
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Janneke Sobeck: Death and denial: substance abuse in Winona
The Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) is a coalition in its infancy, seeking widespread representation from various sectors of our community. Our alliance objectives are to prevent substance abuse among our youth and build …
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Death rates soar among women using prescription drugs
Deaths from opioid pain relievers increased fivefold between 1999 and 2010 for women. For men, the rate increased by 3.6 times. In 2010, some 943,365 women nationally visited an emergency room for drug misuse or abuse. The highest number of visits …
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Free World U Warning Signs of Drug Abuse – Free World U believes in educating students to recognize signs of problems, like drug abuse, that may need outside help to overcome. Friends and family can b…

SALINE: Two more suffer possible heroin overdoses, police see drug use trend …
A resource for parents and caregivers interested in learning facts about drug abuse is GetSmartAboutDrugs.com. Some information here is aimed at how to identify drug use, learning warning signs of abuse, and about the harmful side effects of commonly … Read more on Heritage Newspapers

Insidious: Heroin Deaths Increase Exponentially in the Suburbs
And, dealers will often give it away for free because they know that after the first, second or third time, "they've got you hooked," said Dan Lustig of Haymarket Center, a substance abuse treatment center in Chicago. That Fateful First Time. Lustig … Read more on Patch.com    Read more...

Wales tops drug poisoning table
Martin Barnes, the chief executive of DrugScope said: "Despite the overall fall in drug use and the continuing decline in heroin deaths, nevertheless the fact that there have been some significant increases in particular drugs is worrying. "No drug … Read more on BBC News

Drink and drug use rises among middle-aged men and women in Wales
In addition to referrals for alcohol abuse, substance misuse referrals have also risen for people in their 50s. In 2008/9, 160 men in this age group were offered help for substance misuse issues and this increased by 37.5% to 220 in 2012/13, with rises … Read more on WalesOnline

Firms' worries over staff taking drugs as mephedrone use grows
One in three employers in Wales would not know how to tell if a worker was under the influence of recreational drugs, a survey has found. The findings come amid growing concern about the level of new-style drugs such as mephedrone in Welsh communities … Read more on BBC South East Wales    Read more...