Heroin Addiction Strikes High and Low, and the Socially Disadvantaged 'Junkies

Heroin addiction strikes high and low, and the socially disadvantaged 'junkies
For many that relationship becomes all-consuming with a range of harmful consequences, including impact on family, friends and colleagues, none of which deter continued use. Not everyone chooses the same drug. People tend to be attracted to one …
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Legal Marijuana in Salem
In October, a Gallup poll found that 58% of Americans favor the legalization of the drug; in December, the FDA approved studies to begin on the use of cannabis for the treatment of intractable epilepsy in children; in January, President Obama said he …
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Are men hardwired for addiction?
Another study, from the University of Virginia, showed the perceived effects of cocaine varied across a woman's menstrual cycle, with the “greatest subjective effects observed when estrogen levels are high and relatively unopposed by progesterone.” Men …
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'Dallas Buyers club': the not-so-straight truth
Although progress had been made in the treatment, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates pharmaceutical drugs in the United States, was accused by some Aids sufferers of being too slow to sanction the use of medicine they believed …
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