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CBC.ca
Meth crisis has Manitoba families desperate amid absence of long-term supports
CBC.ca
That was one of the harsh messages that surfaced several times at a CBC Asks town hall Wednesday night dubbed, "Breaking Meth: What's needed to beat the crisis in Manitoba?" Many said too much of the focus right now is on trying to contain the symptoms ...
Resident who set fire at Morberg House while suffering meth psychosis is welcome to return to shelterYahoo News Canada (blog)

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Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
Support and help available for methamphetamine addiction
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
Support and help available for methamphetamine addiction. From New Era staff reports; 3 hrs ago; 0. Narconon New Life Retreat with local and regional affiliates wants you to be aware and to look for signs of methamphetamine addiction. Signs include ...

Mother Jones
Legal Marijuana Dispensaries Appear to Reduce Opioid Abuse
Mother Jones
Does access to legal marijuana reduce opioid abuse? It's a tricky question to answer, but Mark Kleiman points today to a recent Rand report that tests the effect of medical marijuana laws between 1999-2013 on both opioid deaths and treatment for opioid ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
'Genuinely remorseful' Bondi cocaine dealer George Gerges jailed
The Sydney Morning Herald
Gerges, who frequently flaunted his buff physique on Instagram, became embroiled in a social scene that would see him acquire an expensive addiction. The only way that he could reduce his debts, he said, was by working them off as a driver for the ...
'I knew it would end badly, but couldn't get away from it': Bondi bodybuilder, 33, JAILED for his role in dial-a ...Daily Mail

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SHSU Houstonian Online
Amphetamine: it has its pros and cons
SHSU Houstonian Online
Tons of pure crystal meth quickly flooded the streets and Americans became addicted. As laws caught up and the use of meth advanced across the nation, the cartel and users became more industrious. Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine production and sale ...

Construction begins on medical marijuana farm
Zanesville Times Recorder
According to a 2016 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the presence of medical marijuana dispensaries correlate with a higher level of recreational marijuana use but a reduced rate of opioid addiction and overdoses. A study from Ohio State ...

Daily Star
Dangerous Danan had Hollywood dreams CRUSHED by cocaine addiction
Daily Star
Paul Danan has revealed how his addiction to cocaine left him unable to find work in America. The 39-year-old former actor spoke candidly on tonight's Channel 5 documentary, Me and My Addiction. The documentary spoke to five people who had battled with ...

WBUR
'I Do Believe It Was Laced With Fentanyl': One Caller Describes Son's Drug Use
WBUR
Because I do believe that it was laced with fentanyl and it did become an addiction for him." Gail says it's the worst her son has ever been, "physically, mentally and emotionally." The question is: How is fentanyl making its way into drugs like ...

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Herb (blog)
This anti-weed member of the Kennedy family cashes in on opioid-addiction
Herb (blog)
In Kennedy's case, his opposition to marijuana may have to do with his financial ties to companies that could see a dip in profits should marijuana be embraced as an alternative treatment for opioid use disorders. Kennedy, for example, held a position ...

The National
Tonight's TV: The Secret Life of the Zoo and Me and My Addiction
The National
Meanwhile, rapper and member of boyband 5ive Abz explains how he went from a clean-living teenager to a cocaine addict. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. BBC 2, 9pm. THE fact-based US crime drama concludes. In Miami, Andrew ...

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WBUR
Fentanyl's Growing Reach
WBUR
WBUR: "Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Could Be 'Next Wave' Of Opioid Crisis, Some Warn" — "Bennett's story echoes those heard on college campuses, where students are snorting cocaine to stay awake or during a campus party, and overdosing on fentanyl. Thirty ...

KVIA El Paso
Only on ABC-7: Borderland mothers battling meth addiction
KVIA El Paso
She admitted to ABC-7 she smoked meth throughout both her pregnancies. “It's sad to say that my urge is as big as how much I love my children," Acosta said. "It's something that right now I'm fighting.” Young mothers like Acosta can have a second ...

Jamaica Observer
CARPHA executive director urges caution on decriminalisation of ...
Jamaica Observer
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – The executive director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public ...
CARPHA director: 'Proceed with caution' decriminalizing marijuana ...The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer

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NorthJersey.com
The other side of legal weed: Kennedy who battled addiction argues against legalization
NorthJersey.com
Legalizing marijuana while the country is battling an opioid addiction epidemic would be like throwing gasoline on a fire, former Rep. Patrick Kennedy said as he joined pot opponents from New Jersey and around the country for a Washington news ...

Auburn Citizen
Man admits to stealing chainsaws from Auburn store to support heroin addiction
Auburn Citizen
A Syracuse man admitted to possessing nearly an ounce of crack cocaine at the Cayuga County jail. Nathan Jamison, 37, of 336 W. Newell St., pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B ...

Bloomington Pantagraph
Gupta to Jeff Sessions: Medical marijuana could save many addicted to opioids
Bloomington Pantagraph
Finally, when someone is addicted to opioids, they are often described as having a brain disease. Yasmin Hurd, director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai in New York City, showed me what this looks like in autopsy specimens of those who had ...

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POLITICO Magazine
Legal Marijuana's Big Moment
POLITICO Magazine
In 2017, West Virginia became the 29th medical marijuana state, and earlier this year, Vermont became the ninth state to permit adult use. Tax revenue for fully legal marijuana in Colorado reached $247 million last year. Opinion polls continue to show ...

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