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Looking Back at 80 Years of Coverage

Looking back at 80 years of coverage
1971: A floating methadone clinic at the Christopher St. Pier provokes the community's ire. 1973: Koch runs … 1994: Squatters fought plans by Lower East Side Coalition Housing Development Inc. to rehab five abandoned buildings on E. 13th St. “They …
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Sugar is As Addictive As Cocaine, And More Pleasurable
… who had the bad taste to experiment on rats, found that the poor little critters “formed an equally strong association between the pleasurable effects of eating Oreos and a specific environment as they did between cocaine or morphine and a specific …
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More of the Same

more of the same
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Veterans And Seniors Are Ending The Drug War
The reason is pretty simple: in a pill-popping society, any plant that will, with negligible side-effects, reduce the number of capsules in the weekly pill box is welcome. … In (to put it mildly) right-leaning Orange County, California, I saw senior …
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However, if they are educated about the the forms and effects of substance excuse, perhaps it may make some of them think twice before indulging in the vice with careless abandon. April 10, 2007 at 7:57 pm. (2) Cherryl says: … I've been off and on …
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The Most Horrifying Drug in the World Comes to the US

The Most Horrifying Drug in the World Comes to the US
It is made of codeine, a painkiller often used in cough syrup, and a mix of other materials including gasoline, paint thinner, and alcohol. It has become popular in Russia, where it was first … This drug has been on the market for over five years now …
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Judge tries medical treatment against heroin-related crime
Alcoholics can't get drunk and will lose muscle control as a side effect of drinking. … Some experts have criticized the use of suboxone and methadone, though, as merely replacing one narcotic for another and getting the patient addicted to a similar …
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Matthew Shepard's Murder: 'What It Came Down to Is Drugs and Money'

Matthew Shepard's murder: 'What it came down to is drugs and money'
Matthew Shepard's murder: 'What it came down to is drugs and money'. In 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in Wyoming, the apparent victim of gay-hate. But a new book suggests fresh answers may lie in the crystal meth subculture of his home …
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North America's Largest City Moves to Legalize Pot
Mexican cartels make billions of dollars trafficking cocaine, heroin and crystal meth as well as marijuana to the U.S., so legal cannabis in Mexico City would have only a minor impact on their business. However, advocates see the move as an important …
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Postcards From Lebanon: Part 9 in a Series of Cancer-Related Commentary
The premise, for those who may not know, is a 50-year-old male high-school chemistry teacher with Stage IIIA lung cancer (he never smoked), who starts "cooking" crystal meth in order to both pay for his medical bills and leave his family with money …
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Defendant Takes Stand in DUI Manslaughter Trial

Defendant takes stand in DUI manslaughter trial
A blood draw after the crash found methadone in Macchione's system, and Florida Highway Patrol troopers observed the defendant nodding off after the crash. A postal worker and Macchione's friend, Dale Hoaglan, testified he had visited with Macchione at …
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