Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal.

Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal. – http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/07/05/ten-years-after-decriminalization-drug-abuse-down-by-half-in-portugal/

Rising heroin epidemic attributed to prescription pain meds

Filed under: meth drug abuse

The methamphetamine epidemic is widely known around the state but the heroin epidemic has largely been out of the public eye. "When I tell people, you know my son died of a heroin overdose, I think they are like, whoa, he must have been a bad …
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Terri Lynn Weaver: General Assembly session adjourns — what's next?

Filed under: meth drug abuse

I was reading today that Tennessee now leads the nation in meth use. Truly, this is not what we want to be number one in. This devastating addiction affects us all, and more troubling are the addicted babies born to mothers who take illegal narcotics …
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Man Who Starved Puppy To Death Sentenced

Filed under: meth drug abuse

The two, 3-month-old puppies on the property – 'Blacky' and 'Meth' – were both underweight, especially Blacky whose backbone, ribcage, pin bones, and hips were clearly visible. A neighbour said a third puppy – 'Jazz' – who was a sibling of the other …
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