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Colombia Hopes Marijuana Will Help Addicts Kick Hard Drug Habit
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Researchers working on the project hope to help addicts kick their habit by easing them off the harder substance by using marijuana, which they suspect will be less addictive. “I had tried other drugs before that, but the addiction caused by bazuco is …
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In Suit Over Death, Boogaard's Family Blames the NHL
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It contends that the N.H.L. is responsible for the physical trauma and brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as one of the league's top enforcers, and for the addiction to prescription painkillers that marked his final two years …
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AG urges FDA to place additional warnings on some prescription drugs
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“We, therefore, believe that a black-box warning for these medications would help ensure that women of childbearing age, as well as their healthcare providers, are aware of the serious risks associated with narcotic use during pregnancy.” In April, the …
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NE seeing surge in heroin use; official calls spike mind boggling
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MONTPELIER — A rise in heroin abuse in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire is being blamed partly on aggressive marketing by out-of-state drug dealers and the higher cost of prescription drugs sold illegally on the streets. In Vermont, Rutland Police …
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