Occasional cocaine users face higher risk for heart attacks
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
A National Institute of Drug Abuse survey in 2008 showed there were about 1.9 million people who admitted to using cocaine in the month before they were surveyed, and approximately 359,000 of them were using crack cocaine. Adults between 18 to 25 had …
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Invisible War Wounds and the New Face of Addiction
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Prescription drug abuse within the military has tripled between 2005 and 2008, and nearly one-third of our returning Iraq War Vets showed signs of alcohol abuse. Our soldiers frequently report their alcohol issues, yet they are rarely referred to …
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Rockefeller asks for reliable drug take-back plan
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
West Virginia may have gone for Mitt Romney, but the nation says it's ready for four more years of the change President Barack Obama promised in 2008. After a tight race with pollsters and pundits battling. West Virginia may have gone for Mitt Romney …
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