drug abuse

New Strategy Targets Synthetic Marijuana

New strategy targets synthetic marijuana
The six-month investigation was the largest probe into synthetic drugs in Des Moines' history and represented a change in how Iowa cities and those across the country are dealing with the problem. Synthetic marijuana began showing up in Iowa in 2010; …
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Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
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Duke CEO: All Customers Pay for Coal Ash Cleanup – MyrtleBeachOnline.com

Duke CEO: All customers pay for coal ash cleanup – MyrtleBeachOnline.com

Duke CEO: All customers pay for coal ash cleanup
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy's CEO says while the company and its shareholders will pay to clean up a coal ash spill in the Dan River, its customers… Continue reading

Black Ice Threatens as Storm Leaves Triangle and Power Outages Continue – News & Observer

Black ice threatens as storm leaves Triangle and power outages continue – News & Observer


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Black ice threatens as storm leaves Triangle and power outages continue
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RALEIGH — A long storm had largely cleared the area by Friday night, but the power was still… Continue reading

Budget Boosts Funds for NJ Drug Courts

Budget boosts funds for NJ drug courts
In 2012, heroin and opiate treatment admissions exceeded 33,000 people, according to state Department of Human Services statistics. “If you're really going to talk about the shift from addiction to treatment, it's not just for those who get arrested …
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Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help With Addiction

Don't be afraid to ask for help with addiction
I have worked with thousands of families and young people suffering from the impact of chemical addiction. With few exceptions, these individuals and families delayed calling for help — either because of the overwhelming shame that something so …
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