Psychemedics

“BAY COUNTY, Fla. — A powerful meth lab explosion left a 1-year-old girl in critical condition. Johnna Osborn is in a burn unit with 40 percent of her body burned.” https://www.wftv.com/news/20561965/detail.html

August 24, 7:54 AM Portland Drug Policy Examiner John English “Whether it’s pot, heroin or meth, young entrepreneurs, drug dealers, have used student loan money to purchase drugs to so they can finance their expenses and maintain a high lifestyle while in college.” https://www.examiner.com

U.S. Says Drug Trade Is Booming as Morales’s Plan to Encourage Legal Products From Leaves Backfires By ANTONIO REGALADO “Now Bolivia’s coca production is up, according to the United Nations — but so is its cocaine trade. Cocaine production is potentially up as much as 65%, U.S. law-enforcement officials say, as Colombian and Mexican traffickers … Read more

“Although heart disease was the declared cause of death, the report did conclude that his use of cocaine was a contributor. Mays also had evidence of other drugs in his system, including Xanax, valium, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and tramadol, some of which were being used to treat a knee-condition.”  

By Thelma Gutierrez and Wayne Drash CNN "Morrison didn't buy his drugs on a street corner or get them from a dope dealer. He got them mostly from dentists he had never met. He says he'd scroll through the phone book, calling dentist after dentist until one would prescribe pain medication. "I kind of found ... Read more

AOL News “When Rhonda and Jason Holt started their family in the Winchester, Tenn., home they bought in 2004, they couldn’t understand why they and their children were hit by mysterious illnesses. Rhonda started getting migraines. Her husband had problems with his kidneys. And the three children they had, now ages 4, 2 and 1, … Read more

by DANIEL VICTOR, Of The Patriot-News Sunday, June 21, 2009, 1:00 PM “Police departments and anti-drug advocates are increasingly warning parents that an unsecured medicine cabinet can be as dangerous to teenagers as an unlocked liquor cabinet. National statistics say prescription drug abuse is a threat that has remained strong in recent years, after taking … Read more

“We are used to hearing about drug overdoses in the context of fast-lane inhabiting film and music stars. But in fact, deaths from drug overdoses have been rising and have reached crisis levels in our country. A newly-released report by the Drug Policy Alliance documents the extent of the problem: drug overdose is now the … Read more