What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized Drugs?

What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized Drugs? – “The government in Portugal has no plans to back down. Although the Netherlands is the European country most associated with liberal drug laws, it has alread…

No evidence that the price of fame is an early death

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With the exception of the figures on lung cancer (the chief cause of which is smoking), the links made between early death and risk-taking behaviour such as drug abuse or alcoholism is speculation. There are many factors – including family history …
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Radio Smart Talk: Prescription drug abuse growing

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The Centers for Disease Control report that more than 38,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2010 — the last year for which statistics are available. It was the 11th straight year that the number of overdose deaths increased. The CDC report also …
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Black, Asian Women Most Affected by PTSD After Cancer Diagnosis

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The group retrospectively analyzed all firearm-related deaths reported to the CDC's Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System from 2007 through 2010. Their outcome measures were state-level firearm-related fatalities … Researchers from the …
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