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Reformed ice user urges others to escape drug scene
… warned others involved in the drug culture to stop wasting their lives. Sam Schreuder, 22, was last month convicted and fined $ 1800 as a low-level drug dealer who sold methamphetamine (ice) and cannabis to support his own ice habit. … “I had no …
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Weed classification changes doesn't bowl over researchers
“When it is taken in capsule form, it doesn't have the same rapid effect.” Researchers claim they would need it to be classified as a Schedule II drug to fully study marijuana's side effects, according to The New York Times. However, Doering argues …
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DoD widens addiction treatment options
In a rule that goes into effect Nov. 21, the Defense Department lifted a restriction that prohibited Tricare from covering certain drug therapies used in substance abuse treatment. The change involves medications such as buprenorphine and methadone …
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How Patients and Doctors Talk About Painkiller Risks
“Although it is well established that opioid treatment for chronic pain poses numerous uncertainties, little has been reported in previous studies about how patients and their physicians actually discuss these uncertainties in clinic appointments …
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Counterpoint in Composering: Fourth Species
Fourth species. The most problematic species, for me at least, and my least favorite. Using the Salzer/Schachter book made it significantly easier though: they break species TWICE with regularity. The certainly clears up things a bit, let me tell you …
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FDA OKs New Hydrocodone Painkiller
The most common side effects of Zohydro ER are constipation, nausea, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, dizziness, dry mouth, vomiting and itching. The drug, made by San Diego-based Zogenix Inc., is the first FDA-approved "single-entity" (not combined with …
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Our Say: Methadone clinic behind bars a worthwhile attempt
… story to write about in this paper's pages. Supplanting heroin use with Methadone use is great but it does not solve the problem long term. … The physical and psychological pain of withdrawal may leave a stronger desire to quit for good than the …
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Teen told drug will ruin her life
… her constant use of marijuana will ruin her life. A 16-year-old Orange teenager who has been heavily using cannabis since she was 14 was told by magistrate Terry Lucas she has to find a way to stop before she suffers long-term mental effects of the …
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Oakdale woman pleads guilty in methadone death
… Eck died of “acute methadone toxicity,” according to criminal charges filed in Washington County District Court. He was found dead in his bedroom after telling a friend that he “went overboard and did too many pills,” the charges said, and he began …
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