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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Drug Facts: Rohypnol
Rohypnol Drug Effects:
One of the significant effects of Rohypnol is anterograde amnesia, a factor that strongly contributed to its inclusion in the Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996.
Anterograde amnesia is a condition in which events that occurred while under the influence of the drug are forgotten. In addition to the chemically induced amnesia, [...]
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Drug Facts You Should Know: Methadone
Scientists from Germany synthesized methadone during World War II because morphine was in short supply. Although it is unlike morphine or heroin chemically, methadone produces many similar effects. Introduced into the US in 1947 as an analgesic (Dolophinel), it is primarily used today for the treatment of narcotic addiction. It is available in oral solutions, [...]
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc. Pays $500,000 to Settle in Illegal Internet Pharmacy Scandal
Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc. Sold 4.2 Million Doses of Hydrocodone, Phentermine and Alprazolam without Reporting Sales to The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
A distributor of branded and generic prescription drugs which operates a facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc. has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle claims that it provided controlled substances to illegally [...]
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Fast Drug Facts: Cocaine and Cocaine Arrests
Cocaine is an addictive stimulant that affects the brain. Cocaine isn’t a new drug. It is actually one of the oldest known drugs. Cocaine hydrochloride (the pure chemical), has been an abused substance for over 100 years, and coca leaves, the source of cocaine, have been ingested for thousands.
Between October, 2004 and January, 2005, there [...]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Drug Facts – Heroin: Trafficking Trends
Four foreign source areas produce the heroin available in the United States: South America (Colombia), Mexico, Southeast Asia (principally Burma), and Southwest Asia (principally Afghanistan). However, South America and Mexico supply most of the illicit heroin marketed in the United States. South American heroin is a high-purity powder primarily distributed to metropolitan areas on the [...]
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Fast Facts: Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. Cocaine is not a new drug. In fact, it is one of the oldest known drugs. The pure chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, has been an abused substance for more than 100 years, and coca leaves, the source of cocaine, have been ingested for thousands of [...]
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
VH1: Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew and More
“VH1 is riding high on its most successful wave of original hit programming yet. We launched more new hit series than any other cable network in the first quarter of 2009,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Original Programming & Production, VH1. “Much of our momentum can be credited to many of the franchises and [...]
