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Seniors Face Risks in Today's Drug Culture

Seniors face risks in today's drug culture
A study done at the University of Chicago and reported in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) talked about the risks of a phenomenon called polypharmacy — the regular use of five or more drugs, pills or …
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San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets
For example, there are methadone clinics and substance abuse recovery programs. One of the programs … Used syringes can spread infectious diseases like HIV or Hepatitis C. New syringes eliminate that risk, so needle exchanges have drawn the support …
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Reduced marijuana penalties rejected by La. Senate panel
“This bill seeks to make marijuana more accessible and more acceptable,” said the Louisiana District Attorneys Association president, Charles Scott, of Caddo Parish. Scott said prosecutors look at individual … “By decriminalizing a drug, you are not …
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