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The elephant in the room: Why do we overlook medical marijuana for addictive …
Anyone who has found it necessary to use medications such as Vicodin or oxycodone knows that six months is more than enough time to develop a serious physical dependency on it, if not a full-blown addiction. Such addiction has, in many cases …
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Are gay people born or made?
Other known causes of homosexuality are indoctrination, where one is taught to believe it is alright; sexual experimentation due to pornography addiction; indulging in male prostitution for financial gain, or rape by a homosexual leading to sexual …
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Partnership will enable Trillium to better treat patients with physical and …
MISSISSAUGA — If someone enters an emergency room with palpitations, and then, after testing, is showing no medical cause of a cardiac condition, the patient could be sent home. Dr. Rose Geist … To better address the issue of patients with both a …
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Why Philip Seymour Hoffman's death scared me
I cried when I heard about Philip Seymour Hoffman. The news scared me: He got sober when he was 22 and didn't drink or use drugs for the next 23 years. During that time, he won an Academy Award, was nominated for three more, and was widely cited as the most talented actor of his generation. He also became a father to three children. Then, one day in 2012, he began popping prescription pain pills …
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Question by zimran!!..: what are some effects of drug addiction?
effects on the person, effects to his society..?
serious answer please..

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Answer by judith11center
death

Answer by Gabrio
Lost of memory, aggression, lung cancer, leukemia, robbery, anxiety,big debts due the addiction.

Are men hardwired for addiction?
The tragic death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, apparently from a heroin overdose and the ongoing antics of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford raise real questions about drug addiction and the male brain. Yes, there have been countless female … A similar …
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E-Cigarettes: Time to Regulate?
Everyone should be aware of the unequivocal facts that smoking tobacco cigarettes is a leading cause of several serious medical diseases; that nicotine is a powerfully addictive substance; and despite the availability of several therapies that are …
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Actor’s death shines a light on addiction
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman could open a window to more effective treatment of drug addiction.
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Indian fisherman dies mysteriously
“When we rearrested him, he told us that he is a drug addict and escaped in search of drugs,” said PIB Colony DSP Nasir Lodhi. “During his fleeing, he used to live on the streets and ate free meals offered by a welfare organisation. We had stopped him …
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The media's apocalypse problem: How do you report on the end of the world?
This was the case recently with a spate of headlines about test cheating and drug use scandals involving U.S. Air Force “missileers” who feel that in their present posts they are career losers. … On the other hand, even though a full-scale nuclear …
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Question by Danielle <3: Does Rohypnol cause addiction?
I am doing a health project, and i need to know if rohypnol causes a physical or mental addiction.
10 points best answer!

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Answer by MIK
its both , its a strong benzo , like 10 times stronger than valium , withdraw from benzo’s suck , good luck ,

Answer by silkenwings228
Apparently, you can be both physically and psychologically addicted to Rohypnol:
Rohypnol addiction
The use of Rohypnol itself is dangerous, leading to physical and psychological dependence, which increases with dose and duration of use.

Rohypnol abuse
In the United States, Rohypnol is used widely in Texas where it is popular among high school students. Rohypnol is reported to be readily available in the Miami area, and epidemiologists from that area have stated that it is South Florida’s fastest growing drug problem. Additional reports from Miami indicate that the largest and fastest growing groups of Rohypnol users are high school students who take the drug with alcohol or use it after cocaine ingestion. Two common misperceptions about Rohypnol may explain the drug’s popularity among young people: first, many erroneously believe that the drug is unadulterated – and therefore “safe” – because it comes in pre sealed bubble packs; second, many mistakenly think its use cannot be detected by urinalysis testing.    Read more...