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Alleged Smugglers Sent Meth-Filled Mannequin Heads to Hawaii

Alleged smugglers sent meth-filled mannequin heads to Hawaii
Through a Spanish-speaking interpreter, Sanchez said he intended to sell the drugs to pay for his father's cancer treatment. Sanchez, who said he was born in Mexico and is living in the… Continue reading

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Brings Attention to Drug Addiction

Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addiction
And addiction is a medical disease, not a choice, writes Dr. Kim Dennis, a psychiatrist who's CEO and medical director of Timberline Knolls, a residential treatment center for girls and women… Continue reading

Preservationists to Protect T Building

Preservationists to protect T Building
By Tobias Salinger / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, February 4, 2014, … A nonprofit agency, Comunilife, was trying to build 251 residential dormitories for patients who stay at the Hillcrest medical center to get… Continue reading

What Teens Need to Know About Prescription Drug Abuse

What Teens Need to Know About Prescription Drug Abuse
How common is prescription drug abuse? According to NIDA, each day approximately 2,000 teenagers in the United States try prescription drugs for the first time while not under the care of… Continue reading

Prescription Drugs Lead to Growing Problem of Infant Addiction

Prescription drugs lead to growing problem of infant addiction
“That boils down to every hour a baby born in the United States is born with the signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal, or roughly 13,539 babies per year,” said Jonathan… Continue reading

Drug Mashup: Changing Faces in the U.S.

Drug Mashup: Changing Faces in the U.S. – This video attempts to show the correlation between illegal and prescription drug abuse in the United States. Most countries do not advertise prescription me…


 

VIDEO: Dutchess' war on drugs may get… Continue reading