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When Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, the hope was that it would do away with illegal sales and bring in new tax revenue. But,…
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If you’re caught with cocaine, meth or heroin, you can be charged with a felony and face up to five years in prison. But there’s a proposal in Washington,…
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There are two versions of this story.One is the story of how drug-abuse involving heroin has spiked upward, especially in young adults, over the past…
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"Nationally, Seattle is fairly high in heroin use."Last week Washington state saw a spike in heroin-probable deaths. Seven people in King County overdosed…
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Currently, there's no quick fix for severe depression. Antidepressants usually take weeks to work, if they work at all. But patients who received experimental doses of ketamine — long used as an anesthetic, and an illegal club drug — report an astounding relief from their symptoms in less than a day.
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You've probably heard the under-world of drug abuse has taken on a new face over the past decade, with the rise of prescription pill addicts.The story is…
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There’s a glimmer of hope in the struggle against prescription drug abuse. For the first time, the number of overdose deaths from painkillers has gone…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-967243.mp3Here's a soldier's tale. Bill Surwillo deploys to Afghanistan. Nearly a…