Psychemedics updated 6:04 a.m. EDT, Tue July 21, 2009 “The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a dramatic show of force designed to break up the Taliban’s connection to heroin.” View Article: https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/afghanistan.poppy.strike/index.html
By Thelma Gutierrez and Wayne Drash CNN “Morrison didn’t buy his drugs on a street corner or get them from a dope dealer. He got them mostly from dentists he had never met. He says he’d scroll through the phone book calling dentist after dentist until one would prescribe him pain medication. “I kind of … Read more
AOL News “When Rhonda and Jason Holt started their family in the Winchester, Tenn., home they bought in 2004, they couldn’t understand why they and their children were hit by mysterious illnesses. Rhonda started getting migraines. Her husband had problems with his kidneys. And the three children they had, now ages 4, 2 and 1, … Read more
by DANIEL VICTOR, Of The Patriot-News Sunday, June 21, 2009, 1:00 PM “Police departments and anti-drug advocates are increasingly warning parents that an unsecured medicine cabinet can be as dangerous to teenagers as an unlocked liquor cabinet. National statistics say prescription drug abuse is a threat that has remained strong in recent years, after taking … Read more
by Chris Hawley – Jun. 22, 2009 12:00 AM Republic Mexico City Bureau “Several U.S. states have restricted salvia sales, and lawmakers in other states, including Arizona, are trying to do the same. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is conducting a study to decide whether it should be banned nationwide, as it has been in … Read more
“We are used to hearing about drug overdoses in the context of fast-lane inhabiting film and music stars. But in fact, deaths from drug overdoses have been rising and have reached crisis levels in our country. A newly-released report by the Drug Policy Alliance documents the extent of the problem: drug overdose is now the … Read more
“The earlier teenagers start drinking, the more likely they are to start experimenting with drugs and will eventually move on to harder substances. ‘Drug use at a young age is risk-taking behavior,’ they said. ‘Initially, that’s having a few cans. So if you have your first few cans at 12 or 13, your next risk-taking … Read more
Sunday, May 31, 2009 George Anderson “A new style of making methamphetamine has become increasingly popular in Southeast Missouri over the past year, leading to two confirmed busts in the Stoddard County area just last week. The “Shake and Bake” method, whose name is derived from the process of putting the chemicals in a container … Read more