Methamphetamine Abuse

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

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

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Couple overcomes addictions to reach wedding day

Couple overcomes addictions to reach wedding day
Watters, until she was sworn in as a federal district judge in December, served as a state district judge and oversaw the Family Drug Treatment Court. That's where she met Pronto … The couple got back into methamphetamine. When son Michael was born… Continue reading

Synthetic marijuana use down, but real pot use up among teens

Synthetic marijuana use down, but real pot use up among teens
Health officials are concerned, as the survey also found fewer teens are worried about the potential dangerous effects from marijuana use. The National Institute … Cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine abuse levels remained low among students. However … Read more on… Continue reading

"Molly" Blamed As Ecstasy-Related ER Trips Double In Six Years

"Molly" Blamed As Ecstasy-Related ER Trips Double In Six Years
Reports of deaths were largely skated over by E proponents, who dismissed them as due to a bad batch: Because ecstasy is often laced with other drugs (there was a huge rise in meth-laced E in 2009, one of the… Continue reading

Chamber of Commerce Deputy Allegedly Caught With Crystal Meth

Chamber of Commerce Deputy Allegedly Caught With Crystal Meth
The officers conducted a urine test on the deputy Kadin chairman shortly after finding the crystal methamphetamine and glass pipe. He tested positive for crystal meth, Ecstasy and nimetazepam — a benzodiazepine popular in Indonesia and sold under the … Read more… Continue reading