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Is alcohol more dangerous than heroin or cocaine?

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  • November 2, 2010
Alcohol is more dangerous than other widely abused drugs, like heroin and cocaine, according to a new study that appears in the British medical...
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Who uses most of the world's heroin?

The annual United Nations World Drug report on world drug consumption by region provides some interesting intriguing data on global heroin...
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Morphine, fentanyl overdose killed Slipknot bassist

An autopsy shows that Slipknot bassist Paul Gray died from an overdose of morphine and fentanyl, a police spokesman told reporters.Workers at a...
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Bigger boobs with breast enlarging beer?

Bulgarian brew meisters claim to have crafted the first beer that will make women’s breasts grow larger. The brewers originally crafted Bohza...
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Genes to blame for tobacco addiction?

Nicotine addiction causes some smokers develop a greater compulsion to smoke than others. The trigger for this compulsion may lie in the genetic...
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What's 'fake weed,' and how dangerous is it?

Doctors are raising alarm about a new drug called "fake weed," also called K2 and "spice," that is gaining popularity in...
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Marijuana use among seniors sky high?

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  • February 22, 2010
The number of people over 50 who say they use marijuana jumped from 1.9 percent to 2.9 percent from 2002 to 2008, according to surveys from the...
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Is big soda the next big tobacco?

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  • February 15, 2010
The New York Times features an excellent article by Mark Bittman on the battle over childhood obesity as it relates to the American consumption of...
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Major drug warning: Most cocaine in U.S. cut with dangerous livestock drug

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  • December 31, 2009
Illicit revelers beware: There is no pure cocaine in San Francisco, or in most of America. Nearly all of the cocaine coming into the United States...
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Could your nurse's drug habit kill you?

At least 23 people have become infected with hepatitis C, and authorities are testing over 6,000 patients for hepatitis C exposure, after a 26-year...
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