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“TIJUANA, Mexico — Traditionally, crossing the Mexican border has been a quick and easy journey for U.S. drivers, but this could change soon. New technology in place at Mexican entry ports, intended to stop the flow of ammunition for drug cartels, could mean longer wait times to enter the country. The government is reacting to…

“BOULDER – More than a dozen students were on board a school bus Monday morning when the driver drove over a curb. Police say the driver had taken Ambien, a sleep aid, the night before the accident.” http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=127932&catid=339

By Paul Davenport, Associated Press Writer “PHOENIX — Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Scott Schoeneweis’ wife died from an overdose of cocaine and an anesthetic, lidocaine, an appellate court disclosed in a ruling released Tuesday.The ruling also said an investigation revealed evidence that Gabrielle Schoeneweis’ cocaine use “may have caused harm to another person.” That person…

“Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called ‘scale of craving’, an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse…

“Ketamine, a powerful tranquilliser used on horses, is being taken in growing number by young people in the UK, causing crippling health problems. Some addicts have needed to have their bladders removed and must now wear catheters. Other users have suffered serious kidney problems, breathing difficulties, addiction, bouts of unconsciousness and trouble with urinating. The…

“One of the definite pros of hair testing is that it is less intrusive on employee privacy. With hair testing you don’t have those issues. It’s really a matter of plucking the hair.” http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/5728114.php?

Posted by: Dr. Mercola “Addiction to prescription painkillers — which kill thousands of Americans a year — has become a largely unrecognized epidemic, experts say. In fact, prescription drugs cause most of the more than 26,000 fatal overdoses each year, says Leonard Paulozzi of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Disease/deadlier_than_cocaine_heroin_and_the_swine_flu_211120090746.html

Reported by: Cait McVey “According to St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center, or SPARC, the Capital Region has seen a 74 percent increase in heroin use among young adults.” http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Heroin-Use-on-the-Rise-in-the-Capital-Region/IH9wLp7u4ESO_S61NwBswA.cspx

“LAPORTE, Ind. – Authorities say a 6-year-old girl who was living in a LaPorte home where her parents allegedly cooked methamphetamine is suffering from exposure to the concoction’s deadly vapors.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-methmouth,0,6000584.story

By Michael LaForgia,Palm Beach Post Staff Writer “Statewide, deaths caused by oxycodone painkillers between January and June rose 18 percent compared to last year, and the number of people whose death was caused by at least one prescription drug rose about 16 percent.” http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/prescription-drug-overdose-deaths-hold-steady-in-palm-83029.html