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A couple of years ago, there was some hope that the scourge of meth addiction , which was especially bad in rural America, might dissipate. In 2005, Congress had curbed over-the-counter sales of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient of the psychostimulant drug methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth or ice. After that, the number of clandestine meth labs in the U.S. plummeted. Instead, the pseudoephedrine restrictions turned out to be a boon for a Mexican drug cartel that was just then comi
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Life isnt like a Full House episode, writes Jodie Sweetin in her explosive memoir unSweetined (out November 3). She should know. In 1995, after an eight-year run as Stephanie Tanner on the ABC hit, she spiraled into a cycle of drug abuse, including ecstasy and crystal meth. And despite having daughter Zoie in 2008 and proclaiming to People and Good Morning America that she was sober, the two-time divorcee continued to snort cocaine and, one reckless night, drove drunk with
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Interesting article on a controversial topic for many. Rethinking Addiction Research Blogging / by Dave Munger / September 23, 2009 What makes someone an addict? The clinical definition of drug dependence is flexible, but may still mislabel individual choices as disorders. A member of my family died as a result of her alcohol abuse in her early 20s, leaving two children to be raised by their father. Clearly her addiction was horrible, and if it could have been
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The New Zealand government’s latest initiative to fight crystal meth , or P, has been rightly excoriated. The National Business review, linked above, summarizes provisions: Making pseudoephedrine a Class B2 controlled drug (prescription only) Using proceeds of crime legislation to fund Police and Customs activities to fight gangs and organised crime, along with the expansion of drug treatment services A $22 million MOH investment into short and long-term treatment for P addiction (availabl
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Youre honey child to a swarm of bees Gonna blow right through you like a breeze Give me one last dance Well slide down the surface of things Youre the real thing Yeah the real thing Youre the real thing Even better than the real thing – U2 Fantasy stories, myths, legends, tall tales, fairy tales, horror, all these have been with us for a very long time. Science fiction, as well, has been with us since Mary Shelley found herself in a bet with Lord Byron about the possibility
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