Drug Cartels in Oregon: Heroin Overdose Devastates Bend Family

Drug cartels in Oregon: Heroin overdose devastates Bend family – Chad and Lois Elliott talk about the life and death of their 21-year-old son, Jedidiah Elliott, who died of a heroin overdose in January 2011. Hear part of t…

Pressure mounting as Brown mulls decision

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… on drug use. Fewer teens are trying fake marijuana known by such names as K2 and Spice, apparently getting the message that these cheap new drugs are highly dangerous, according to the government's annual survey on drug use. …. In a short …
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Fat or sugar: what's more irresistible?

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Heavily processed foods loaded with fat and sugar activate and potentially alter the same reward regions in the brain that are affected by alcohol and drugs. Thus, the results may help explain why millions of people who diet and struggle to lose weight …
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28 states ask FDA to rethink painkiller approval

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The letter from 28 states attorneys general asks the FDA to revoke the drug's approval or require manufacturer Zogenix to quickly reformulate the drug so it is more difficult to abuse. Zogenix has said publicly it is working on a harder-to-abuse …
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