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Narcotics Detectrives, Police Chiefs, and other law enforcement professionals are speaking out against the "War on Drugs," calling for legalization, regulation, and education.

Legalizing possession of narcotics robs the criminals that manufacture, traffic, distribute and sell illegal drugs of their profits. It also decreases drug related crimes and violence.

Read this short but informative article that contains information about oxycodone and oxycontin drugs.

An analysis of how the Constitution and judicial discretion conflict with Congressional politics over the idea of mandatory minimums and the war on drugs.

Out of curiosity, I attended a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. These are general observations and details about what to expect. All anonymity has been maintained.

The War on drugs has been raging on in this country since Nancy Reagan first declared; "Just say no". Many believe that this is a good thing. However, what price do we pay for this war on drugs? How many billions of tax payers' dollars? How many lives have been ruined?

A look at the use of narcotics in treating fibromyalgia

Addiction relapse is a phrase used to describe what happens when a person who previously stopped using drugs or alcohol, but has recently started the bad habit again.

The consumer of drugs is by any means more responsible for the affliction than the trafficker. The narcotics trade has to be dealt with an iron hand but not by draconian law.

Children want and need guidance. They thrive in structured environments, where rules make "sense" to them. Parents are like safety walls they can push against, test and eventually come to feel safe with.

As part of an addictions course, I attended a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. As a mental health professional this was a very useful experience for me. I will take what I have learned from this experience and apply it in my work with clients.

The Narcotics Anonymous meeting I attended was comprised of approximately fifty people. There were three women including myself, the rest were men. Most of the people were African American males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty.

A short essay explaining how a person can get clean off drugs, and the rewards that will result from it.

You can find drugs just about anywhere in the world. The addiction rates of certain drugs increase every year amongst teens and up, but why are people doing this? There are many possibilities to why people use drugs for recreational use, the main reason is...

When back pain is severe some doctors automatically prescribe narcotics like Vicodin, Oxycontin, Demerol, or morphine. Now, a new review has shown that these drugs may create more problems than they solve.

Ever wonder where Oxycontin, Percocet or Xanax lay in the different drug classes? What about drug recalls? What do all those numbers mean? Well here are your answers.

Americans have demanded faster, improved products for generations, from can openers to automobiles, so it comes as no surprise the same standards are being demanded from America's children.

While chronic pain sufferers may find it difficult to get a doctor to prescribe the level of medication they feel they need to control symptoms, others find access to powerful narcotics just an expensive click away.

The defendant along with 28 others were indicted back in 2005 on various narcotics charges which included distributing controlled substances such as cocaine and marijuana.

The nation's thirty year old drug war is uneconomical and unable to be won due to its nature and expansive scope. The distribution and widespread use of narcotics can only be fought with education and health-care, not imprisonment.

I was taking Steve's car through the car wash one morning, and by time I came out of their tunnel there were, Police, DEA, Bureau of Narcotics, etc. all standing out there with their guns drawn and all pointed at my windshield yelling at me to show my hands

A 23 year old mentally handicapped woman residing at Vista Vocational Life and Skills Center was the victim of medicine tampering by a worker at the facility.

Mischa Barton: Next Celebrity to Go Down on DUI and(Possibly)Narcotics Possession Charges.

Mischa Barton: Next Celebrity to Go Down on DUI and(Possibly)Narcotics Possession Charges

Our judicial system has become too tyrannical with their ability to take a person's freedom for a minor penetration of the law. People should be afforded the civilized justice that our country was founded on.

The moral standards of the world today are a far cry from what they were 10 years ago. Here are some resources to help you broach the difficult subjects without alienating your child.

The Justice Department has announced that two leaders of a narcotics trafficking organization have pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

U.S agents have smashed a Mexican drug trafficking network. More than 400 people have been arrested and over 18 tons of narcotics have been seized according to authorities on Wednesday.

Confessions of an anonymous addict who found hope through the 12 Step Program of Narcotics Anonymous.

The death of R&B singer Gerald Levert appears to have happened due to an accidental mix of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter-drugs. A report was released by the coroner who did an examination on the late singer's body.

A three-month investigation that started in February 2007 by the NAGIS (Narcotics and Gang Investigation Section) Squad A-5 has shut down an open-air drug market in the Washington Park area located in Chicago after numerous complaints from the community surfaced.

It's one easy step from this, to the world of narcotics, with its dark allure and promises of easy money.

While I was researching my book, "Buying Rx Drugs Online: Avoiding a Prescription for Disaster", I interviewed dozens of teens and young adults. Many admitted having at least one serious health emergency or other dangerous incident as a result.

Because drug-related crimes continue to be a mounting issue in criminal law, any crime involving drugs is taken seriously by the U.S. judicial system.

Nicotine is one of the most used legal drugs available on the market to any adult, without a prescription. Read more to learn about this powerful and highly addictive drugs.

Substance abuse is treatable. Determine whether the alcohol or drugs are a problem for you or someone you care about. Find an outline of treatment options and programs. Resources for recovery in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

An advancing number of drug abusers are addicted to, not illegal drugs, but to medically prescribed drugs. An even more startling fact is that among those abusing prescription medications are the elderly.

More kids than ever are addicted to prescription painkillers and ADD medications. Why? Because these are the wealthy, middle to upper class drugs of choice.

The Supreme Court rules against states on medicinal Marijuana. Now that this ruling ends future litigation of the issue, Marijuana advocacy groups need to wake-up and really start fighting the War on Drugs. This article explains what groups should do.

Teenage drug abuse has presented an social issue in the United States for over fifty years. In recent years prescription drugs are becoming more favored. This does not lighten the social consequences however.

Americans who suffer with even "light" or minor depression may actually be about six times more likely to progress into a serious depressive episode than not.

Dr. Robert D. Moore is an internationally recognized Laparoscopic and Vaginal Reconstructive Surgeon. He received his medical degree from the University of New England in 1994 where he graduated top in his class.

For those of who have Sleep Apnea, getting a good's night rest is often
more work than not. Here are some idea's that may help.

They are targeted because of their youth and naivete. According to F.B.I. estimates, over 100,000 children are victims of human trafficking in sex.

This is a review of The Warriors. It discusses the story, graphics, sound, gameplay, and the ESRB rating.

As a young woman I was suffering from symptoms of a condition that was quite dangerous. A board-certified OBGYN insisted that if I went to church more frequently, I would feel better.

After a nearly fatal illness called Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS hit me in mid-2003, I was left with a slow-healing hole in my chest and scar tissue that to this day brings agony with each breath.

Here is an analysis of the physical and psychological effects of cocaine, and the impact on society as a whole.

Addiction can strike anyone, including the postpartum woman. After the birth of a baby, women are most vulnerable and can easily become addicted to painkillers or antidepressants.

Alcohol and drug addiction is a disease and can be cured. If you need help, you can stop the cycle of abuse and addiction.

Drug abuse among the elderly is a little known problem, but one that needs to be addressed now.

Nursing and risk management

The controversial Cannabis plant, what's all the fuss about?

In the late 19th century, hemp was banned from the United States, leaving us with costly alternatives in industry, and leaving marijuana to settle in the soils, unregulated in the black market.

I graduated high school in 1999, which was not very long ago, and yet policies in the public school system have changed radically since I earned my diploma.

A discussion on uses of meditation for depression and its effects on the body, mind, and spirit.

In 1999, forty-six people were arrested in Tulia, Texas. Many citizens were convicted and spent years in jail, based on the testimony of one untrustworthy white police officer.

A look at past and current trends in the treatment of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Frenetic holiday activity with with the inevitable let-downs and the approach of frigid winter weather can make even the most optimistic stumble and fall. But mental health pros say the right prescription for beating the blues is not always a pill.

In theory, there is no presence of any infectious diseases in Bahawalpur region where people drink unsafe water and the sewerage system is simply not extant in the fast growing towns and villages in the outskirts of the district headquarters.

Contraband is any illegal substance that is manufactured, possessed, sold, rented, distributed or otherwise made available to or by citizens.

Racism and prejudice as well as discriminiation not only happens in this small community but larger communities. Cincinnati, Ohio is another discriminating community against the diversity that lives within the city limits.

Information about heroin addiction and medical detox using the alternative drug, methadone.

A lot of people are homeless. A lot more will be homeless at least one night in their lives. But fixing the problem requires that we know about the problem. Five "well-known facts" about homelessness are presented in their true light here.

A commentary from the UK on the state of the country.

About forty years ago, the first Star Trek series introduced a number of futuristic gadgets that helped that crew of the USS Enterprise explore strange new worlds. One of those gadgets was called the tricorder.

Marijuana was grown by many early colonists but was outlawed in the 1920s by Congress after an intense lobbying effort by John D. Anslinger. It is currently classified as a Schedule 1 drug, despite many potential benefits.

This article is meant to provide basic facts to expectant parents when preparing for the birth of their child. This is not meant to be a source for medical reference but merely to explain and present facts in a common sense way to increase understanding.

In the last twenty years the criminal justice system has swelled to gargantuan size. Both the amount of money spent to maintain our penal system and the number of individuals currently under state supervision have both ballooned exponentially.

Marijuana, the forbidden taboo in society today. Why, after thousands of years of use and not one single death attributed to the drug, have we condemned it? What are its medical purposes? What are its dangers, if any?

The Fair Tax movement is rapidly gaining steam. If it is ever implemented, it will become the most extreme change in the tax system we have ever seen in our life time. The amendment offers some advantages to all people regardless of socio-economic status.

This article is meant merely to inform men and women as to some basic facts about childbirth and planning for parenthood. It is not meant to be a medical reference or provide medical advice.

Keanu Reeves stars in this sci-fi story based on a book by Philip K Dick and directed using the innovative rotoscoping animation process by Richard Linklater

A decade after a rash of fatal teenage overdoses some wonder whether recent deaths are signaling another crisis, according to a recent article.

Why Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal use in the United States.

The United States offers its citizens a vast variety of freedoms. People have the freedom to vote for their leaders, the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and also the freedom to possess vices.

You as a chronic pain patient must learn to be your own advocate, and to understand what the long term effects of chronic pain are on your body. Plus how to manage long term pain effectively.

Despite the strong voter support and health advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana, the Congress still holds the power to decide if states will be able to legalize the drug.

The author's personal experience of living with low-back pain caused by herniated discs, and the decision to undergo back surgery.

Most kids look forward to a fun-filled summer. A week at a Police Academy camp will provide them not only with fun, but can also give them a valuable look at a career possibility they may not have thought of before.

Pain management clinics vary in their treatment options; some focus on one particular method of treatment, while others diversify so that patients can find what works best for them.

In a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, it was determined that certain oral diabetes drugs do not lead to an increase in weight or bad cholesterol.

We all know drugs are damaging to one's body. But to a singer, they're very affective on a job, or career in singing. Take precaution when smoking, and even drinking coffee.

Unknown to most of the public lot of the experts on the Panel for the National Cholesterol Education Program, which set the new guidelines, are on the payroll of the pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs....

The Stay Safe From Drugs program is a great way to teach elementary school aged children the dangers of drugs and alcohol without becoming overbearing.

Drugs attempting to raise 'good' cholesterol may actually do more harm than good according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

We hear about unsanitary conditions in food processing plants, but not many of us worry that out drugs and vitamins might be produced under filthy conditions.....

Zyprexa and other atypical antipsychotics are shown yet again in a new study to be no more effective than older, cheaper antipsychotic drugs.

If you take prescription drugs for depression, like Prozac or Zoloft, you may want to reconsider. Now, I'm not telling you they are bad drugs, but what I am telling you is that there is a more effective means to relieving depression.

Drugs cause people to disrespect themselves and others, cause health problems, mess up your hormones and cause mental illness.

Do you suffer from high blood pressure? Many Americans do. Read this informative article and find out how you can possibly lower your blood pressure without drugs today!

There is little incentive to develop orphan drugs for rare diseases. Therefore, there are government programs to provide incentives.

Cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, was among the numerous pharmaceutical drugs found in 28 U.S. watersheds and drinking water supplies. Read more to learn about the AP's study and what it means.

Various myths still surround the quality of generic drugs. This article examines the equivalency of generic and brand name drugs.

Two new drugs treat Type 2 diabetes by mimicing the body's natural hormones. Symlin and Byetta use existing self-regulatory systems to improve blood sugar control and level out peaks and valleys.

Drugs in college are commonplace, so learn how to minimize the danger to yourself and others in situations where drugs are being taken. Even habitual takers can't predict the effects of drugs, so make sure there is a sober person present.

Protecting our kids from using illegal drugs is still critically essential to our entire well-being and survival. Drugs and Sports can be dangerous combinations, so prevention is really better than cure. Love kids and protect them from this evil.

A new technique for testing drugs, where the test subject ingests an amount of a drug that is so small it has no discernable effect - a tenth of a milligram or less - holds hope for more effecient drug development.

An extended summary of recent studies that show the statin drugs have beneficial effects on prostate, breast and colon cancer, also on stroke, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis with links for further information.