Doctors Warn of Effects of Synthetic Drugs
Doctors warn of effects of synthetic drugs
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Drugs like Spice, Black Mamba and K2 — fake marijuana — accounted for 11,206 emergency room visits in 2010, and 75 percent of patients were age 12 to 29, according to a report released Tuesday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Winning the Fight Against Drug Abuse Among the Youth
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This would imply that 48.66 per cent of all Rwandan youth consume drugs. Another misleading element in the article is the reference to trafficking, which was not covered by the said report. Considered out of their proper context, these numbers would …
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Almost 1000 obese claimants get share of £4m a year in incapacity benefit: Two …
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Official statistics also demonstrate a sharp rise in the amount paid every year in IB for drug addicts and alcoholics. … The amount of money spent on IB for drug addicts has almost doubled over the past decade – from £24million in 2001 to £43million …
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Drug Addiction a Major Player in Many California 3 Strikes Convictions – Retired Superior Court Judge of Santa Clara, California Eugene Hyman talks with The Legal Broadcast Network about the upcoming 3 strike reform act in California to soften sentences for non-violent crimes, such as drug possession. On the upcoming November 3 California election ballot is to soften sentences for non-violent crimes in the 3 Strike Act, such as drug possession. With a history of violent crimes, the third strike is an easy decision but a problem arises when someone picks up a couple of strike offenses that aren t violent, says retired Superior Court Judge of Santa Clara, California Eugene Hyman. One of the initial problems, says Hyman, is figuring out what some of the crimes are that are classified as non-violent. For example, in California, threatening someone by saying I m going to kill you, qualifies as a third strike offense. Petty theft, as another example, is a robbery if force or fear is used and robbery, in California, whether or not the person is armed is not only a straight offense but now it is a strike felony, according to Hyman. Source: article.wn.com If the prosecutor has charged a crime under the 3 strikes, the defense has a couple of options to bring a motion at the time of sentencing to strike a strike, says Hyman. The person may be treated as a second strike person rather than a third strike person and then their prison sentence is usually doubled because they re ineligible for probation, Hyman adds. Hyman notes that the prosecutor, as a …
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