Group collecting signatures to legalize medical marijuana

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One of the most interesting points Rahtz raised about drug legalization in general is its effect on addiction rates. He said that the most effective form of reducing addiction is professional treatment, but that only 10 percent of addicts get such …
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Heroin overdose deaths escalating in Montgomery County

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While Ohio Department of Health statistics show that prescription drug abuse is the number one killer of addicts statewide, in Montgomery County nearly 60 percent of the accidental overdoses in 2012 involved heroin. And that percentage could be even …
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Stopping the spiral: 'The Fly Effect'

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Countless other young people across Wisconsin have died from overdosing on this hideous drug, which is more addictive, more available and more deadly than many of us fully understand. As Attorney General, I encourage you to help us spread the message …
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How A Drug Raid Gone Wrong Sparked A Call For Change In The Unlikeliest …

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Americans have the <a href="http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=81b53476-64a3-4088-9bae-254a84b95ddb">highest rate of illegal drug consumption in the world</a>, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and …
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