Cause and Effects of Drug Addiction

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NYC concert deaths put spotlight on new drug "molly"

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(CBS News) NEW YORK — A designer drug made popular in song lyrics is blamed for causing two overdose deaths in New York over the weekend. Olivia Rotondo (left) and Jeffrey Russ both died of apparent MDMA overdoses at the Electric Zoo … In 2011 …
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E-cigarettes as good as patches in helping smokers quit

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“You're trading one addiction for another addiction,” Dr. Cheryl Healton, president and CEO of the anti-tobacco Legacy Foundation, told NBC News. "(But) it … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration released a …
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Proponents say legalizing medical marijuana in Florida could help those suffering

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Anecdotal evidence and a growing body of studies show medical benefits from marijuana as a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory drug that is less addictive and has fewer side effects than other pain medications already available by prescription. However …
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Their Memory Lives On

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Both women are former drug users and have overdosed in the past. I attended the … These artists in the piece might have died due to drug addiction but they are artists and their art will live on in their memory. We hope to inspire people to think …
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