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Chemistry, not moral failing, accounts for the brain’s unwinding. In the laboratories that study drug addiction, researchers have found that the brain becomes conditioned by the repeated dopamine rush caused by heroin. “The brain is not designed to handle it,” said Dr. Ruben Baler, a scientist with the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Seven people convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” have been jailed for terms ranging from 20 years to eight years.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. American investigative journalist (1955–2004) For other people named Gary Webb, see Gary Webb (disambiguation). Gary Webb Born Gary Stephen Webb August 31, 1955 Corona, California, U.S. Died December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10) (aged 49) Carmichael, California, U.S. Cause of death Suicide ...
The Arizona Department of Economic Security told the Arizona Sonora News Service earlier this year that over the course of more than five years, "42 people have been asked to take a follow-up drug ...
Three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to horrific sexual abuse and violence in a Glasgow drug den dubbed "the beastie house" over a seven-year period.
Drug abuse is the consumption of a drug apart from medical need or in unnecessary quantities. Its nature and significance may be considered from two points of view: one relates to the interaction between the drug and the individual, the other to the interaction between drug abuse and society.
A poster circa 2000 concerning cannabis in the United States.. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is a current US government health education campaign by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) within the Executive Office of the President of the United States with the goal to "influence the attitudes of the public and the news media with respect to drug abuse" and of ...
Brett Favre detailed his past struggle with drug and alcohol abuse, revealing it all started when he took pain pills in 1994 for an ankle sprain. The former Green Bay Packers quarterback, 51 ...