Bath Salts Drug Abuse (Video)
Bath Salts Drug Abuse (Video) – “The man is strapped onto a gurney and restrained, yet he is singing, making faces and twitching. “You know where you’re at?” a paramedic asks him, but Freddy Sharp can’t answer. He was, he explained later, off in his own world after overdosing on synthetic drugs known as “bath salts.” “I’d never experienced anything like that,” Sharp told CNN’s Don Lemon. “It really actually scared me pretty bad.” He said he was hallucinating about being in a mental hospital and being possessed by Jason Voorhees, the character from the “Friday the 13th” movies…”.* Are bath salts turning people into zombies and cannibals leading to a recent slate of attacks? Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turk.s Support The Young Turks by Subscribing bit.ly Like Us on Facebook: www.fb.com Follow Us on Twitter: twitter.com Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com
Elevated crime a product of drug abuse
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The town was plagued by a prescription drug abuse, but habits have changed and the rising cost for prescription drugs has allowed heroin to gain popularity, he said. “Heroin is cheaper and easier to attain. It's a matter of supply and demand. As the …
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Kent City Employee Cited for Drug Abuse in Stow
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The driver was cited for drug abuse, weaving and having drug paraphernalia — all minor-misdemeanor offenses. Officers said the man was also suspected of using drugs at the time. The man was released at the scene and ordered to appear in Stow …
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Indiana officials look for ways to curb prescription-drug abuse
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INDIANAPOLIS — Health care providers, police, legislators and others are working on ways to curb widespread prescription drug abuse in Indiana. The state attorney general's office hosted a symposium on the problem Wednesday in Indianapolis.
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Endo Loses Bid to Stop Generic Version of Its Painkiller
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The FDA is also considering a similar petition from the maker of OxyContin, another widely abused opioid painkiller, to stop generic copies of the drug from being marketed when its patent expires in April. The drug's manufacturer, Purdue Pharma LP …
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