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Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse Blocks Rapist's Recall of Crime

Drug abuse blocks rapist's recall of crime
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A rapist who violently attacked an elderly woman in her home 19 years ago has told the South Australian Supreme Court he accepts what he did despite having no memory of the matter.
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Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuse
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Abuse of illicit drugs, including heroin, again posed a significant public health problem in Massachusetts last year… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Eastern Massachusetts Ranks High Nationally in Drug Abuse – Fall River Herald News

Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuse – Fall River Herald News
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Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuse
Fall River Herald News
Abuse of illicit drugs, including heroin, again posed a significant public health problem in Massachusetts last year with eastern Massachusetts posting a rate of emergency room visits involving drugs higher than that of any other major metropolitan

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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Commonwealth

Prescription drug abuse on the rise in commonwealth
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With prescription drug abuse on the rise in Massachusetts and across the U.S., officials are grappling with how to combat the epidemic on both a state and local level.
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Does Carroll County have a drug problem?
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Dave Schaffer, director of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Tuscarawas and Carroll counties, said it’s no… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Opiates Passing Alcohol as Top Addiction in Monroe – Pocono Record

Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe – Pocono Record
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Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe
Pocono Record
Heroin and prescription drug abuse are surpassing alcoholism as the top addiction problem in Monroe County, treatment program officials report. "Opiates" — including illicit drugs and prescription pain-killers — accounted for nearly 41 percent of

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MATFORCE lauds doctors taking part in Rx monitoring – Prescott Daily Courier… Continue reading

Charleston Man Gets 6 Years in Prison for Selling Crack Cocaine

Charleston man gets 6 years in prison for selling crack cocaine
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A Charleston man will spend six years in federal prison for selling crack cocaine, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Jamal Wheeler, 42, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in June. Officers …
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WRHA giving out twice as many free crack pipes
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Drug Rehabs: I-Team: Patients Struggle at Scientology Rehab Center – KLAS-TV

I-Team: Patients Struggle at Scientology Rehab Center – KLAS-TV
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I-Team: Patients Struggle at Scientology Rehab Center
KLAS-TV
Former patients and employees are speaking out about a Nevada drug rehab center they describe as having mold and lice – and requires patients to try to move objects with their mind. Narconon, an unlicensed rehabilitation center in Caliente, Nev.,

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HealthWatch: The cost of rehab – WRBL
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