Project Lifeline working to fight drug addictions
Project Lifeline working to fight drug addictions
Tennessee is currently “leading the way” in problems like prescription drug and methamphetamine abuse, Hodges said. When Mental Health Department … While more and more judges statewide are entertaining the idea of giving people with misdemeanor … Read more on Cleveland Daily Banner… Continue reading
Meth mouth menace
Meth mouth menace
Among its many unpleasant and unhealthy side effects, meth is well known to ravage the mouth—and fast. Methamphetamine abuse causes dry mouth and compels users to gnash their teeth, creating tiny fissures in the enamel. The drug also induces sugar … Read more on Medical Xpress
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Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users
Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users
That means less funding for research and treatment. A new study revealing 67 percent of … In March, the nation's richest source of information about cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine abuse was terminated. Not one congressman tried to save it. Read more on Daily Beast
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Sex Offender Found with Runaway, Arrested
Sex Offender Found with Runaway, Arrested
The child was charged with possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. Dorn was charged with felony child abuse, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Dorn is also a registered sex offender. He was convicted in 2010 for possession child … Read more on… Continue reading
Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC
Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC
Martin estimates 20-30 percent of those admitted for narcotics withdrawal “have some use of heroin.” “It may not be their … “Ten years ago, we were really dealing with crack cocaine, then the methamphetamine trend took off,” Gunter said. “We still … Read… Continue reading
"Free Shorty": hundreds march for jailed Mexican drug lord
"Free Shorty": hundreds march for jailed Mexican drug lord
The largely young crowd, many dressed in white, bore signs that read "We want Shorty Freed" and "We demand no extradition" as they filed across the center of Culiacan, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, to a church on a palm… Continue reading