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Question by Industrialized Nation: Why was the evidence to outlaw bathsalts a bunch of false evidence?
First off, I never did bathsalts. Never will. Don’t know why people would want to put something like the crap in their body.

Fact is though. The Miami zombie had nothing but marijuana in his system. The media circus said he was high on salts on day one, though it took a month to test accurately.

The government quickly moved to outlaw the substance because of zombie attacks, though both famous zombie attacks ended up with no bathsalts in the equation. The second attack the “zombie” was drunk on a lot of potent alcoholic drinks, Xanax, marijuana and “Cloud 9,” a so -called marijuana substitute.

I’m not sure the exact quotation, but a doctor said evidence pointed that these attacks were due to insanity. People just can’t accept the fact that there are mentally ill people in the world that do sick things. They want something to point their finger at… Reasoning.    Read more...

The dark side to energy drinks
But due to recent events, there is a growing concern about their potential health hazard. The Drug Abuse Warning Network, a health system that monitors drug-related visits to the emergency room in the U.S., reports that energy drink-related visits to …
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Rights of mentally ill key in legislative debate
Pat Risser, 61, of Ashland, who struggled for years with mental illness, said he opposes forcing people to get treatment and take medications that might have harmful side effects. “You're playing a guessing game with people's lives and civil liberties …
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Brad Henry: Pseudoephedrine's benefits are not worth its harm
This initiative has been side tracked in the past by a mirage of public outcry and economic shell games that do not take into account the societal costs of methamphetamine abuse and addiction. The Other Side:Effective solutions to war against meth …
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Tomorrow's Health: Mental Health & Substance Abuse
The dangers of distracted driving, new research on substance abuse among the mentally ill and raising taxes to reduce smoking are some of the health stories making headlines. Click on the picture to watch the video. Substance Abuse. People with severe …
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Scott Carves Out More Cash for Embattled DCF
The governor is also calling for restoring funding for mental health and substance abuse programs. “Armed with input from national experts and data to back up our proposals, we are prepared to ensure that these funds will be laser focused on protecting …
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Fullerton cops acquitted in brutal beating death of unarmed man
Santa Ana – Two former Fullerton, California police officers were acquitted Monday of brutally beating an unarmed mentally ill homeless man, who died days later, with charges dropped against a third officer involved in the July 2011 incident. The Los …
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Local news in brief, Jan. 14, 2014
Law enforcement officials reported Monday that a 32-year-old Las Vegas, NM, man arrested on drug-trafficking charges also works for a charity group that helps at-risk children. A Region IV Narcotics Task Force news release stated that that Raymond …
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'Superhobo' flies to the rescue for Berlin's down-and-outs
"His muscles are firm but he has no fixed abode" proclaims the slogan of "Superhobo" comic ("Superpenner" in the original German), which hit the streets of Berlin on Monday in an attempt to boost sales of a newspaper sold by down-and-outs. The humour …
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Rates of Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use Far Higher in Severely Mentally ill
Rates of Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use Far Higher in Severely Mentally ill New research has found that rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher among people who have psychotic disorders than the general population. The finding is …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Ottawa Launches Program Aimed at Reducing …
According to statistics from the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey, "In 2011, the prevalence of past-year cannabis use by youth was 21.6 percent, three times higher than that of adults (6.7 percent). Despite the decrease in prevalence of …
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National Institute for Health and Welfare: disadvantages of alcohol use …
The injurious effects of alcohol use diminished slightly in 2012 compared to the previous year, reveals the recently published Yearbook of Alcohol and Drug Statistics. The statistical publication includes information about the situation on alcohol and …
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Reindeer-meat consumption up in Sweden; alcohol consumption down in Finland
The latest THL Yearbook of Alcohol and Drug Statistics shows that total consumption of alcoholic beverages in Finland amounted to 2.54 gallons of pure alcohol per capita in 2012, a decrease of 5 percent from 2011. The number of alcohol-related …
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Study: Mentally Ill More Prone to Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use – Shocking …
Study: Mentally Ill More Prone to Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use – Shocking Statistics Individuals with psychotic disorders are considerably more prone to alcohol and drug abuse than the rest of the American population, according to new research. The …
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