Amid Opioid Crisis, Lawmakers Will Consider Banning a New Painkiller

Amid Opioid Crisis, Lawmakers Will Consider Banning A New Painkiller
Fanciullo said lawmakers are right to take a hard look at the new drug, given the state's difficulty in controlling the abuse of prescription painkillers that have been on the market for decades. “Is there an unmet need in pain… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment – CNN (Blog)

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment – CNN (blog)


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Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
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(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie… Continue reading

Please Help. My Brother Is Addicted to Pain Pills?

Question by Misha: Please help. My brother is addicted to pain pills?
OK, my brother abuses everything from Lortabs (10mg 10-16 @a time) Fentanyl pain patches (which he chews), Oxycontin, something called Roxies, and methadone pills. Even some more things I have never heard of and can’t remember. While his… Continue reading

Alcoholism: The Not-So-Funny Equal Opportunist

Alcoholism: The Not-So-Funny Equal Opportunist
Well, I hope that drugs and alcohol never affect your life or the life of someone you love like they have affected mine and my family, not to mention the other millions of people affected directly and indirectly by the disease of addiction — the… Continue reading

'I Considered Suicide,' Alleged Sex Abuse Victim of Bryan Singer Tells the

'I Considered Suicide,' Alleged Sex Abuse Victim of Bryan Singer Tells The
Egan alleged in the lawsuit filed in a Hawaii federal court that he was raped by Singer, forced to have oral sex against his will, and that the director also made him take cocaine, and provided him… Continue reading

PDEA Warns Against Cocaine Use, Reward for Informers Stands

PDEA warns against cocaine use, reward for informers stands
DAVAO CITY, April 1 (PIA) An official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Davao Region warned residents on the use of cocaine. Emerson Rosales … Rosales attributed the death of movie stars like Whitney Houston, and Chris Farley to… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

AIDS Questions, Can Anybody Help Me Out?

Question by Kylie Pauleen: AIDS questions, can anybody help me out?
Hey. I ask the stupidest questions ever, but anyway…
Can you get AIDS from menstrual blood? (the stuff that comes out during the person’s period) Can mosquitoes pass on AIDS since they suck our blood… Continue reading

Police Reports: 1 Arrest Over Past 3 Years for Heroin at Ann Arbor Library

Police reports: 1 arrest over past 3 years for heroin at Ann Arbor library
The reports document one case in which charges were brought, and that was when police discovered 1.1 grams of unused heroin next to a 29-year-old man found passed out in a library restroom with a needle… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading