2014 National Drug Facts Week

2014 National Drug Facts Week – National Drug Facts Week promotional video, introduced by NIDA Director, Dr. Nora Volkow. Quick look at what you need to do to get ready for NDFW 2014! This …

Behind the Krokodil Panic

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Over the past several weeks, a wave of apparent users of Krokodil—a highly addictive morphine derivative brewed in rural Russia—appeared to herald a chilling new age in America's drug wars. Cases popped up in at least six states. … for desomorphine …
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MCI inmate accused of sodomizing another gets sentenced to 10 years in prison

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“Obviously, Mr. Lettley has some issues he needs to deal with,” including drug abuse, Rozas told Tisdale. He asked that the judge recommend Lettley be transferred to the Patuxent Institution for mental-health treatment, a request Tisdale denied. “I'm …
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Skunk Cannabis: Top 10 Facts About The Drug

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Withdrawal from cannabis is similar to withdrawal from tobacco use, and many users switch to tobacco to help them get off the drug. Skunk cannabis, like marijuana, is a Class B drug. This ranks it alongside amphetamines, barbiturates and mephedrone.
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