Dramatic Rise in Substance Abuse in America – Teen Drug Use Number One Health Problem

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Rising painkiller addiction shows damage from drugmakers' role in shaping …

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The nation is confronting an ongoing epidemic of addiction to prescription painkillers — more widespread than cocaine or heroin — that has left nearly 2 million in its grip, according to federal statistics. “It turns out that the doctors didn't know …
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Use of torture by authorities has risen in Mexico, groups say

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The Times reported in January 2012 that the Calderon administration deliberately concealed drug-war statistics, including the number of people killed, and, more recently, the number of Mexicans reported missing. A list of about 20,000 people who have …
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2. Addiction to strong narcotic pain-killers killing more

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Addiction to prescription drugs in Nashua and throughout New Hampshire has outstripped addiction and overdose deaths to other more familiar so-called street drugs such as cocaine and heroin, according to officials. It's this addiction to powerful …
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