Narcs nab Denver man with heroin

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A 2011 survey the National Institute on Drug Abuse conducted found that more than 4 million Americans over age 12 had tried heroin and that nearly a quarter of people who used the drug became dependent on it. Images courtesy of. You must be logged in …
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Catching up with Carl Scheer, godfather of the Denver Nuggets

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… with eerie similarities to the one we're witnessing right now in the Mile High City) as Brown abruptly departed after 53 games – a pattern that would continue throughout Brown's bizarre coaching career – and Thompson succumbed to years of drug abuse.
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Fla. high court OKs medical marijuana for ballot

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"But having seen the terrible effects of alcohol and drug abuse first-hand, I cannot endorse sending Florida down this path and I would personally vote against it. No matter my personal beliefs, however, a ballot initiative would be up to the voters to …
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How to make an experiment fail: "Regulate the lights out of it"

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Alcohol and drug prohibitions have had disastrous unintended consequences, with increases in substance abuse problems, crime rates related to drug dealing, and disparate impacts on minorities in terms of enforcement. Heavily regulating controlled …
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