When One Hears of Substance Abuse??? ?
Question by ChemStudent: When one hears of substance abuse??? ?
When one hears of substance abuse one immediately thinks of illicit or illegal drugs. However, mind altering substances are legally prevalent in our society with their use having a multitude of consequences. Use this forum to… Continue reading
US Takes a Step Back in the Drug Wars
US takes a step back in the drug wars
Tons more cocaine, heroin and other drugs are crossing the border into the United States each year because budget shortfalls have forced the military to scale back interdiction efforts, top generals told lawmakers on Feb. 26. … The groups are smart… Continue reading
Hill Adds Synthetic Marijuana to Random Drug Tests
Hill adds synthetic marijuana to random drug tests
The Department of Defense recently expanded its zero tolerance policy for the use of illicit drugs to include synthetic marijuana, commonly known as "Spice." As a result, the drug is now included in a panel of drugs that is automatically tested for… Continue reading
Cocaine Worth $1.2m Seized in Chch
Cocaine worth .2m seized in Chch
A cocaine shipment with an estimated street value of $ 1.2 million discovered by chance in an empty shipping container in Christchurch was not destined for New Zealand, police say. Three large packages, each containing 1 kilogram of the white powder, were …
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Cocaine-Filled Bananas and Bathroom Tunnels: How Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Was … – Kansas City Star
Cocaine-filled bananas and bathroom tunnels: How drug lord ‘El Chapo’ was … – Kansas City Star
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Cocaine-filled bananas and bathroom tunnels: How drug lord 'El Chapo' was … Kansas City Star Grand juries in at least seven U.S. federal district courts, including Chicago, San Diego, New… Continue reading |
Cocaine Boss’s Capture Signals Progress in Mexico’s Drug War – Bloomberg
Cocaine Boss’s Capture Signals Progress in Mexico’s Drug War – Bloomberg
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Cocaine Boss's Capture Signals Progress in Mexico's Drug War Bloomberg Guzman was at the center of a cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking industry that converted swaths of Mexico into battlegrounds as competitors vied for lucrative… Continue reading |
Chronicle Book Review: Meth Mania
Chronicle Book Review: Meth Mania
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the number of people using heroin on a regular is one-tenth of one percent of the population 12 and over. That number stayed stable from … Parsons identifies three distinct meth panics — the …… Continue reading
Ex-Addict Relates Road to Recovery
Ex-addict relates road to recovery
Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine. Local officials say they're seeing more and more people using these addictive and dangerous drugs. Counselors, court officers and health-care workers filled a conference room Friday morning at Medina …
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