Heroin Nation – Documentary

Heroin Nation – Documentary – Cocaine Nation and Heroin Nation premiered on the Discovery channel are rated TV-14 because of the subject matter and some disturbing footage of drug abuse. …

How the 18:1 Law Makes the War on Drugs Racist

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Fact # 3: When a drug is sold in tiny amounts, it means there must be a lot more drug transactions than when the drug is sold in larger amounts. Fact # 4: When the amounts of drug per transaction are tiny, the people … The ticket requires them to …
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BRIDGES' program cooking up life skills for those with mental illness (with …

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"So imagine that for the first 30 years of your life, someone else fixes you breakfast, lunch and dinner every day." Pavicic said that means someone else does the budgeting and the shopping, along with the preparation and the cleanup chores.
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Poor mental health may be more common in gangs

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… to give formal diagnoses. Despite these limitations, these results provide an insight into a complex problem that needs to be tackled. … Gang members were more likely to have alcohol dependence, drug dependence, or antisocial personality disorder …
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Meet the Midwest's New Heroin Users: Suburban Adults

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“Because they have an overwhelming addiction to these opiate painkillers – OxiContin, oxycodone – but an inability to get it, they will stop at nothing to find something that will ease that anxiety, ease that drive for the drug.” As for the suppliers …
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