How to Lose the War on Drugs, Successfully

How to Lose the War on Drugs, Successfully

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The statistics are, and always have been, clear; as government focus on the war on drugs has increased, so have the numbers of drug users and drug-related deaths. But this never stopped it being fought. In fact, as failure became ever … This year's …
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Number of boomers addicted to painkillers increases

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More than 15,500 people in the U.S. died from overdoses of prescription painkillers in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent statistics. Across the country, health-care officials describe the problem as …
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We don't have a problem, say sports bodies

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Peptides are popular with body builders and are also used as anti-ageing treatments, so there is no guarantee the drugs are being used by elite athletes. There is also no proof they aren't. High Performance Sport … In 2009/10, the last year for which …
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The Creation of Disease

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You're coughing and running a fever, you have a broken leg, you've developed a burning rash: you and your doctor don't philosophize about the ontology of your distress before you submit to treatment. But then … It is also why the A.P.A. has to begin …
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