admin By Jane Velez-Mitchell Addiction in America has a new face: prescription drugs. Last year, prescription drugs replaced heroin and cocaine as the leading cause of deadly overdoses. And celebrities are showing us that mixing prescription pills — the pills you may have in your home right now — could be just as deadly as shooting … Read more
“A Cumberland County nursing home worker is accused of stealing liquid morphine from patients and replacing the pain-relieving drug with water. Link worked at The Bridges at Bent Creek Assisted Living facility in Silver Springs Township. While there, police said Lint stole the morphine and other prescription drugs to feed her own habit.” https://www.wgal.com/cnn-news/20687523/detail.html
Border Crackdown Makes Farming in U.S. Forests Attractive; Cartel Links Suspected By STEPHANIE SIMON “Marijuana growers, many believed to be affiliated with Mexican drug cartels, are aggressively expanding their illegal farming operations in the U.S., clearing land to plant pot in dozens of national forests from coast to coast. Authorities have discovered pot farms in … Read more
Federal studies find an increase in illegal drug use here By ROBERT GAVIN, Staff writer “ALBANY — America might be in the midst of a recession, but the Capital Region is experiencing a boom in the use and abuse of heroin, cocaine, illegal prescription drugs and high-potency marijuana, federal data shows.” https://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=836654&TextPage=1
With opium production soaring — and funding Taliban activities — the U.S. is sending dozens of DEA agents to help break trafficking rings, a shift in policy from crop eradication. By Josh Meyer July 20, 2009 “Reporting from Washington — The U.S. government is deploying dozens of Drug Enforcement Administration agents to Afghanistan in a … Read more
“The arrest of a Las Vegas physician in a massive prescription drug investigation is shedding light on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. Prosecutors say Dr. Albert Yeh is a drug dealer hiding behind his medical degree. The DEA says the doctor was no different than a dealer peddling poison on the street corner. … Read more
An agreement is reached to limit drug trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border, a move intended to end the turf war between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. By Josh Meyer June 19, 2009 “In an effort to plug a hole in U.S.-Mexico drug enforcement, the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security … Read more
Study in mice finds drug alters gene activity, points to new methods for treatment “Many remember those fried-egg “this is your brain on drugs” public service announcements. Now, a new study offers insight into how addictive drugs such as cocaine “cook” the brain.” View Article: https://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/05/14/hscout627087.html
“New research sheds light on how cocaine regulates gene expression in a crucial reward region of the brain to elicit long-lasting changes in behavior. The study, published by Cell Press in the May 14th issue of the journal Neuron, provides an exciting insight into the molecular pathways regulated by cocaine and may lead to new … Read more
“A recent study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) indicates that frequent consumption of addictive drugs such as cocaine produces long-term effects in areas of the brain associated with motivation and reward.” View Article: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149963.php