Drug Overdoses Increasing in US

Drug Overdoses Increasing in US

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The drug policy reform plan directs federal agencies to expand community-based efforts in order to prevent use before it even begins. The new steps will encourage health workers to intervene at the first signs of substance abuse and extend treatment. Aug.
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3 Reasons the NSA's Phone Record Dragnet Is Illegal

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For example, "certain telephone numbers are used for a single purpose," and their use can reveal a person's religion, political associations, use of a phone-sex hotline, contemplation of suicide, addiction to gambling or drugs, experience with rape …
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This Town: What It's Like Being Homeless With A Mental Illness In Washington DC

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WASHINGTON, DC — “I used to see auras, but I thought they were signs from God.” Walter is a 54-year-old DC … The psychiatric facilities that Walter cycled through when he was homeless usually kept him in a drug-induced haze. He told me that the …
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