BEACON HILL BRIEFING: Breaking the cycle of addiction
“An Act to Increase Opportunities for Long-Term Substance Abuse Recovery” is the Senate's newest response to combating drug addiction. Our bill outlines many steps and responsibilities to deter the prescription of drugs that hold high potential for abuse. Read more on Wicked Local Kingston

Drug Rehab Indiantown Promotes Awareness for Substance Abuse Recovery
LIGHTNING RELEASES 06/02/14 –Thousands of teenagers throughout Florida live daily in the real-life nightmare of a drug or alcohol addiction. Unfortunately, most will never receive the proper treatment for their chemical dependency because they simply … Read more on Ticker Report

State Drug Addiction Task Force Releases Report
No longer is heroin addiction only found in the inner big cities, but is all too prevalent in our suburbs, small cities and rural areas,” said Nozzolio. “The focus of the Task Force is on providing additional resources for the prevention of drug abuse … Read more on Lansing Star

Dedham Police: Prescription drug disposal, Good Samaritan Laws and …
On March 27, 2014, Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency due to what was called “an epidemic of opiate abuse in Massachusetts”. During 2013, the Town of Dedham experienced 4 overdose deaths. … We also encourage those who are … Read more on Wicked Local Dedham

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora debuting 'Lighthouse' song at New Jersey …
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora drew on his own past in debuting a song at a forum on drug abuse Tuesday. The event, at a high school arena, was aimed at raising awareness about the abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune

Viewpoint: In response to "Hard drug use on the rise at the University"
Contrary to much of the evidence presented, the article insists there is a looming hard drug problem on the rise at the University. The author does touch on several noteworthy issues including the rise of heroin use in the state, over prescription … Read more on The Michigan Daily

Europe Samples Sewage Water to Find Its Biggest Drug Cities
The Belgian city of Antwerp is known for its Gothic cathedral and its skilled diamond cutters. It may also have a little-noticed drug problem. A new study revealed traces of cocaine, amphetamines, cannabis, and ecstasy in Antwerp's sewage—all at … Read more on Businessweek

Local agencies join up to fight alcohol, drug abuse
Local organizations have teamed up and are aiming to address problems related to alcohol and drug abuse. Barstow's Substance Abuse-Free Environment Coalition and Victorville's High Desert Community For Change announced Wednesday their … Read more on Victorville Daily Press

Question by Wait! U Mad Bro??!!: OK MARIJUANA AND LSD DEBATE?
Allright, so my friend is a smoker right, he doesn’t smoke ALL the time, but he still smokes. so we were having a debate on LSD and Marijuana effect on the brain when they are ABUSED. I said, if you abuse both substances, they could lead to brain damage, but he insists that only LSD does this. He literally says Marijuana will not have an effect on the brain if it is abused. I told him it will and sited a medical book as my source. He then tells me that the book is biased and that he’s done many research on the drug and is sure it doesn’t effect the brain in any way. DOES THAT MAKE SENCE?!!!
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Answer by bravozulu
Effect should be modified to negative effect. The word “abused” is subjective and even leading. Damage is also somewhat subjective and the word “could” doesn’t have much meaning either. It could be one chance in a billion or 50/50.

THC most definitely has an effect on the brain and it potentially has profound effects on the mind. The changes are due to activating cannabinoid receptors. Those change other neurotransmitters and it changes how the brain functions. There isn’t much long term change and probably no permanent damage. He probably meant that no permanent or even temporary harm was done. That is probably true unless the dose is far beyond normal usage.

LSD is extremely non toxic. The changes are very temporary. This statement from wikipedia is consistent with statements from all the medical doctors I have heard.
“LSD is non-addictive, is not known to cause brain damage, and has extremely low toxicity relative to dose, although in rare cases adverse psychiatric reactions such as anxiety or delusions are possible.”

The later anxiety and delusions are sometimes described as flashbacks and it is generally believed that they are memories of your altered conscious thoughts. You remember feeling paranoid or whatever you experienced so there is potential for permanent psychological damage. The same is logically true for THC though most people don’t normally react badly to it. There are certainly exceptions though.

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House Votes to End DEA Raids on Legal Medical Marijuana Businesses
The Huffington Post adds that medical marijuana dispensaries have faced the wrath of both the DEA and the Obama administration, with the agency still considering marijuana a Schedule I substance, meaning it has high potential for abuse and no accepted … Read more on Complex.com

What the legalization of marijuana has meant for children
Although she was unhurt, the kitchen was destroyed and the adults who were present have been charged with reckless endangerment and child abuse, according to CBS Denver.Such dangerous environments are tied to recreational use of marijuana. Read more on Wicked Local Hopedale

Mississippi, home to federal government's official stash of marijuana
Researchers can't get anything from the 46-year-old Marijuana Research Project at Ole Miss unless the Drug Enforcement Administration gives the go-ahead. A panel on which the National Institute on Drug Abuse is represented often must sign off too. Read more on Los Angeles Times

Question by lalala: Can you really ever recover from childhood abuse?

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Answer by Madison
Yes. It’s difficult, but definitely possible. Just talking to someone you can trust will help significantly.

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West Side Neighborhood Watch
The driver, passenger and victim (who recovered and was released from the hospital) were charged with felony drug abuse and taken to the Summit County Jail. Following a registration check of a vehicle on North Cleveland-Massillon Road May 16, police … Read more on Akron Leader Publications

The 10 principles of recovery: Part III
Contempt prior to investigation can lead the best intentions astray. Recovery from a mental illness, substance abuse or both is the primary concern about which I am writing but in no way should be exclusive. These principles may be applied to similar … Read more on Sandusky Register (blog)

Frau Koma The Bitch is Back—Totalitarian Moral Theory of the “Autistic Killer”
Similar to doubts raised over the use of improper diagnostic tools and case definitions in the Brugha study which found a suspiciously high rate of adults with autism in the U.K., a common concern is that adult-onset prescription or illegal drug … Read more on Age of Autism

Heroin in the High Country
His brother is a recovering addict, who has been clean for 10 years, and that's why he keeps fighting against drug use. “It's worth it if I can keep one more kid off drugs. I don't want to see any family go through what my family went through,” he said … Read more on Vail Daily News

Question by feefee: Research Paper about Drugs….?
So I have to write a research paper about drugs: its effect on people, facts about it, and real life stories.
I need some websites to cite like : http://www.drugfree.org
I want websites that talk about how many people are affected by drugs worldwide/or in America ( which would be facts about it).
Any website that would show the effects of it or anything interesting about drugs like real life stories.
Please give me links, thanks.

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Answer by clUeLesSpErSoN!
how about interviewing people and there experirences with drugs. Get there side of the story.

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Blackburn bill on prescription drug abuse advances
WASHINGTON — A bill pushed by Rep. Marsha Blackburn to curb prescription drug abuse cleared a House subcommittee Wednesday. By voice vote, the health subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the measure, which … Read more on Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Sambora joins anti-drug forces
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, with all his wealth and fame, could have ignored the drug epidemic in his own backyard. But he didn't. Instead, he has put his name, his talent, his music and his own story of drug addiction and rehabilitation to work … Read more on Asbury Park Press

New health fears as users inject legal high drugs
Katy MacLeod, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) National Training and Development Officer, today warned: "Don't start injecting." Researchers believe injecting is the "most dangerous" way of taking legal highs. An advice booklet, put together by SDF and NHS … Read more on Glasgow Evening Times

Open houses attract thieves looking for prescriptions
The coalition took to the airwaves to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse and drug thefts occurring at open houses. As part of the campaign, agents are providing clients with plastic bags to store prescription drugs prior to an open house. Read more on WZZM

Prescriptions Drugs More Deadly Than Car Accidents, Guns, and Suicide
The National Institute of Drug Abuse has some pretty shocking statistics detailing just how bad America's addiction has become. For example: the US, which holds 5 percent of the world's population, is responsible for 75 percent of global prescription … Read more on Daily Beast

Brophy senior honored for drug research
The National Institute on Drug Abused (NIDA) awarded second place distinction to Aakash Jain, a senior who graduates from Brophy College Preparatory today. Jain earned his … Addiction Science Winners receive cash awards provided by Friends of NIDA. Read more on The Catholic Sun

E-cigarettes a gateway drug for nicotine addiction, new research finds
Scientists analyzed 84 research studies on e-cigarettes — battery-operated devices that vaporize a nicotine solution – and found e-cigarettes acted as a gateway drug for nicotine addiction. “We found that e-cigarettes were associated with more, not … Read more on Rick Kupchella’s BringMeTheNews

Wheaton attacking pain pill addiction: County ranks high in state for …
Racine County is ranked the fourth-highest in the state in dispensing drugs that can become addictive and be abused. To address that and the growing number of people going from prescription drug addiction to heroin, Wheaton Franciscan All Saints formed … Read more on Journal Times