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“Even those on low doses of opioids are at risk… doctors who worked on the study noted, although the drugs do provide a benefit, there needs to be close medical supervision of patients receiving long-term opioid therapy, no matter how potent the patient’s dose.” http://www.myvictoriaonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3835:painkiller-overdoses-&catid=55:local&Itemid=53

“Ecstasy was responsible for the major drug scare of the 90s. Yet the death of Leah Betts did little to deter the public, with demand and supply rising throughout the next decade until pills cost just £1.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8468372.stm

“Grease” star Jeff Conaway has suffered “devastating injuries” following a staircase accident on Monday morning. His girlfriend says he suffered a brain hemorrhage after the fall. Conaway, who played John Travolta’s best friend in the 1978 classic musical, has had a public battle with drug addiction. He appeared in VH1 reality series “Celebrity Rehab with…

“Even though meth lab busts increased slightly in North Carolina in 2009, the numbers continue to plummet in McDowell, which held the top spot in the state for lab seizures three years running.” http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/13/meth-labs-decline-new-method-could-change/

“NASA says it has launched an investigation after finding cocaine in a processing hangar for a space shuttle at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.” http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/space/01/15/nasa.shuttle.cocaine/index.html

“A federal jury has convicted the former manager of a W. Broad Street restaurant that prosecutors say served as a wholesale distributor of heroin.” http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/15/el_cora.ART_ART_01-15-10_B2_LTGACAR.html?sid=101

“About 2,000 newly trained federal agents arrived in this embattled border city this week to join Mexican troops and local police in an effort to curtail spiraling violence.” http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/mexico/stories/DN-juarez_15int.ART.State.Edition1.4bd38e9.html

“Deputies with the Perry County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people on meth charges after performing a welfare check.” http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=11828889

“Marijuana advocates packed a public hearing Wednesday calling for changes to Washington state’s drug laws. Lawmakers are considering two bills. One would legalize marijuana for those 21 and older, and regulate it like alcohol. Another would decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot for adults.” http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_legalizing_marijuana.html

“Still, for California to purport to legalize marijuana unilaterally raises several serious concerns. For one thing, to do so simply because the state faces a budget crisis would be a rash and reckless way to make public policy. More important, California does not have the authority to take such a step. Cannabis may be the…