ROONEY MARA: New Role! Major Drug Addiction in “Side Effects” Thriller

ROONEY MARA: New Role! Major Drug Addiction in “Side Effects” Thriller – Rooney Mara is now set to star in Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Side Effects’. The actress will be portraying a young woman who is taking several prescription drugs a…

Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Cocaine

Filed under: effects of drug addiction

But of course, for all the talk of addiction being a disease, it's vastly different from those. It's not a mere physiological problem; it's psychic, too. Even if you can cancel the effects of drugs, can you make us not want to take them? This problem …
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City receives federal grant to fight prescription painkiller abuse

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City receives federal grant to fight prescription painkiller abuse. The city is getting federal grant to continue work to combat prescription drug abuse, including a pilot program that will equip cops with an overdose-fighting nasal spray. Credit …
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Krokodil in America: What You Need to Know About the New Drug

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The use of krokodil is known to cause horrific effects on the body, including turning the skin to a green and scaly complexion (hence its street name), gangrene, and eventually death within two to three years. For those that mange to survive, brain …
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