LOSING TO LIVE: Common reasons for obesity
LOSING TO LIVE: Common reasons for obesity
Genetics also could cause a predisposition to general addictive behavior, Franklin said. Garcia went from 250 pounds to 555 pounds after she entered treatment for methamphetamine addiction. It's common for people to gain a large amount of weight after … Read more on Press-Enterprise… Continue reading
APPLE VALLEY: Woman tries to rob Subway with box cutter
APPLE VALLEY: Woman tries to rob Subway with box cutter
You can now use other social accounts besides Facebook to log in and comment on this story — Twitter, Google+, Yahoo and more! Comments are subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms … Wanna bet she has meth addiction problem??… Continue reading
Synthetic Pot Tied to Surge of Emergency Cases
Synthetic Pot Tied to Surge of Emergency Cases
"At the end of August, we started noting that patients were coming in with a very severe clinical illness," said Dr. Andrew Monte, an assistant professor in emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. … According to… Continue reading
Woman receives 20-year sentence for introducing baby to methamphetamine
Woman receives 20-year sentence for introducing baby to methamphetamine
The baby had numerous health problems, including symptoms of drug withdrawals, and after further probing by authorities, as well as the results of the blood and urine tests, Arms admitted to using meth both during and after the pregnancy. One nurse… Continue reading
Staying clean
Staying clean
Patients seeking to recover are sometimes prescribed methadone, a synthetic narcotic taken once a day “to stop withdrawal symptoms and reduce opiate cravings”. … In time, she'd have two children and serve four years in prison for selling meth. She … Read more on The Star Online
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Mixed reactions to Gov. Haslam's anti-meth proposal
Mixed reactions to Gov. Haslam's anti-meth proposal
Heather Bonds suffers from allergies. On occasion, she has to buy medicine containing pseudoephedrine to treat her symptoms. Pharmacist Dr. Jamie Price believes the governor's bill could help reduce the growing problem of methamphetamine production … Read more on WATE-TV
Drug abuse is… Continue reading