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02/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Violent crime is down where marijuana use is up, according to new study

New research revealed that increasing the use of medical marijuana brings down the number of violent crime in states bordering Mexico, reported The Guardian. A study published in The Economic Journal investigated the effects exerted by medical marijuana laws on crime in the U.S. states that border Mexico. The researchers discovered that violent crimes dropped by […]

03/11/2017 / By Thomas Dishaw

Heroin epidemic so severe that many funeral homes can’t keep up with demand

Heroin has flourished in West Virginia over the past decade, especially since officials cracked down on prescription drugs. In 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Virginia’s drug overdose death rate stood at 41.5 cases per 100,000 residents, the highest rate in the country and nearly three times the national average. […]

02/06/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

WA city taking OxyContin drug maker to court over “gross negligence, creating a public nuisance, and other misconduct”

City lawyers in Everett, Washington are preparing to sue the makers of OxyContin, a leading opioid painkiller, blaming it for its role in the United States’ opioid and heroin epidemic. The city filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma claiming they knew the drug was being illegally trafficked to residents and did not act to stop […]

03/31/2016 / By David Rice

Nicotine is MORE addictive than cocaine, morphine, heroin or alcohol

Nicotine is MORE addictive than cocaine, morphine, heroin or alcohol – affecting BOTH sides of your brain. You see, on the right side of your brain, you’ve got the ability and functions for art, creativity, imagination, intuition, insight, holistic thoughts, music awareness, and of course, left hand control. Then, on the left side of your […]

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