Report: US must step up anti-smoking push

Filed under: Drug Addiction Washington

WASHINGTON — One in 13 children could see their lives shortened by smoking unless the nation takes more aggressive action to end the tobacco epidemic, the U.S. surgeon general said Friday. “Enough is enough,” acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak …
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Legal pot is imminent in Colorado and Washington. Are they ready?

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Christian Thurstone, a child psychiatrist and the medical director of a Denver substance abuse treatment center for adolescents, is one such skeptic. Since medical marijuana became commercialized in Colorado in 2009, the number of patients approved for …
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Robberies rise in Madison in 2013, reversing years of decline

Filed under: Drug Addiction Washington

Joe Balles, who analyzed robbery data earlier in 2013, blamed a trio of factors for the increase: the popularity of smartphones, crime connected to drug addiction and “a couple of really prolific individuals.” Balles pointed to the case of Kendredge …
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EDITORIAL: Delta should cash in on cash crop

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Marijuana can be a polarizing subject. To some, it is a harmful drug, produced and distributed by organized criminals, providing a gateway to illegal activity and addiction. To others, it is merely a misunderstood plant, a life-saving medicine and …
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