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Marijuana Use By The Numbers
September 10, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has once again released their annual survey on “drug use and health” — you know, the one where representatives of the federal government go door-to-door and ask Americans if they are presently breaking state and federal law by using illicit drugs. The same…
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Report: Tobacco Use Kills 6Million People a Year
Tobacco Industry has Shifted Marketing to Target Low Income Countries, Report Says August 27, 2009 – (CBS) Tobacco use causes 6 million deaths a year, a third of those deaths from cancer, according to a report released by the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation. The tobacco industry is targeting countries with fewer tobacco…
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Fewer Drunk Drivers on U.S. Roads; Concern Rises Over Drugged Drivers
July 13, 2009 – A new roadside survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirms a continuing decline in the percentage of legally intoxicated drivers. In 1973, 7.5 percent of drivers had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. In the latest survey, that figure had fallen to 2.2 percent. A BAC…
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Could you be an addict? More Americans die from overdoses of legal drugs each year than from gunshot wounds
July 13, 2009 – Subpoenas have gone out, the DEA has been brought in, and every doctor who has ever come within a prescription pad of Michael Jackson can probably expect a phone call soon. But even absent the results of the inquiries and toxicological reports, it seems obvious that prescription drugs played a role…
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Prescription Drugs Strike Back-Pain Clinics Test Patients for Marijuana Use
July 8, 2009 – Like many medical marijuana users, Kristin Redeen needed additional prescription medications for her severe chronic pain. For seven years she had been treated at a private pain clinic in the Central Valley, where a doctor maintained her on Percocet, a semi-synthetic opioid. One day Kristin was unexpectedly asked to submit a…
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Medical marijuana and psychiatric conditions
July 6, 2009 – Even though about 30% of medical marijuana patients in California use it for depression and other psychiatric conditions, no other state has approved the use of cannabis for depression. Of the thirteen states that have medical marijuana laws, all but California require a state board to approve the use of cannabis…
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World Drug Use in Pictures-U.N. Report
June 25th, 2009 – A UN agency has published a comprehensive report on the worldwide illicit drugs market, the World Drug Report 2009. The graphs and maps below show the extent of the problem and measures to tackle it. Some argue that strict controls have created a thriving black market that breeds violence and corruption.…