Study: Heroin use in San Diego County on rise
Study: Heroin use in San Diego County on rise
I mean it really is. It’s one of those drugs.” Additionally, the San Diego County Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force says between 2007 and 2012, the number of heroin seizures at our county’s border checkpoints skyrocketed from 111 to 470.
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Robert Knight: The ACLU’s deadly prescription for addiction
The 46-year-old actor was found dead Feb. 2 in his Manhattan office-apartment of an apparent drug overdose. Investigators found a large quantity of heroin and prescription medications. Heroin abuse is on the rise, and so is the abuse of a …
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SD police chief seeks change in drug law
U-T San Diego reports (http://bit.ly/LXhQRA ) Chief Bill Lansdowne said Thursday that drug offenders with addiction or mental health problems should not get long prison terms. He is working with San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon on a …
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Cocaine Increases Stroke Risk
SAN DIEGO, California — Cocaine greatly increases ischemic stroke risk in young adults within 24 hours of use, a new study has found. Results showed that stroke risk associated with acute cocaine use was much higher than that seen with other …
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Hermon Stops 'Pot Shop,' Other Neighborhoods Not as Lucky
“But it is not like the area is hurting for pot shops, it is not an [unmet] essential service,” she said, referencing California Herbal Remedies in El Sereno and Medical Caregivers Collective in Eagle Rock. “Marijuana should be treated as medicine” and …
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