Leaving Track Marks: Meth Continues Its Deadly Course

Leaving Track Marks: Meth continues its deadly course

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It wasn't long before people discovered large doses of amphetamine, including meth, could produce mind-altering effects — resulting in the Drug Abuse Control Amendments of 1965, which placed restrictions on the substances. Despite efforts to curb the … Read more on Elko Daily Free Press

Heroin: Unintended consequence of meth, Rx drug crackdown

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Now some in drug-enforcement circles are seeing the increase of heroin use as an unintended consequence of getting tough on prescription painkillers and domestic meth production. Young people who got hooked on opiates by raiding their parents' … Read more on TheNewsTribune.com

' Bath Salts ' Stimulant Could Be More Addictive Than Meth , Study Shows

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"We'd like the ability to predict, for example, which ones have the highest abuse potential, which are more likely to have long-term toxicity issues, and which carry high risks of acute lethal consequences," Taffe said. Other contributors to the study … Read more on Science Daily (press release)