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July 30, 2007 Drug Rehab News

July 30, 2007

PRESCRIPTION – PAKISTAN

Self medication is self destruction – The Daily Times

 

The trend of using drugs without consulting doctors is common in society. It is generally seen that medical stores sell medicines without asking for doctor’s prescriptions.

CANNABIS – UK

Cannabis is bad for you, but it’s also impossible to ban – Guardian Unlimited

 

It’s far more important to educate people about what dope does to the brain than reclassify and then crack down on it.

ALCOHOL – USA

Alcohol Poisoning a Reality - Not a Myth – The Signal

Alcohol poisoning is real and it can kill. As a high-risk teen counselor, I have attended my share of teen funerals to last all of you a lifetime.

ALCOHOL – USA

Talk to your kids about alcohol abuse – Chillico the Gazette

Alcohol consumption amongst teens also contributes to suicide, homicide, fatal injuries, unprotected sex and as many as two-thirds of sexual assaults and date rapes of teens and college students. 

METH – USA

Mural has a message for meth addicts – Yakima Herald

Located at 5102 Tieton Drive next to Glenwood Square, it’s a mural with a message warning against the dangers of methamphetamine use. 

 

HEROIN – USA

Authorities seize ‘cheese’ heroin in  Shreveport – The Shreveport Times

 

A multiagency investigation led to the area’s first seizure of the blend of heroin and crushed over-the-counter medications that contain a common antihistamine.  MARIJUANA – USA

Marijuana may increase psychosis risk, analysis says – CNN News

Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous.

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