Meth Madness .. a Documentary of Portland Oregon’s Growing Methamphetamine Epidemic
Meth Madness .. A Documentary of Portland Oregon’s Growing Methamphetamine Epidemic – Documentary about methamphetamine AKA meth or “Crystal Meth”, which is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. It increases alertness, concentration, energy, and in high doses, can induce euphoria, enhance self-esteem, and increase libido, all while creating high potential for abuse and addiction by activating the psychological reward system via triggering a cascading release of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain. Methamphetamine is FDA approved for the treatment of ADHD and exogenous obesity, but on the streets of Portland Oregon, it is sold in small cubes or shards of odorless, bitter-tasting crystals for as low as . Produced by LikeDatTV
Police Discover Heroin In Teddy Bears
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Oregon State Police swept the vehicle and discovered two Valentine's Day teddy bear baskets in the trunk stuffed with nearly five pounds of the illegal drug heroin. Both occupants … Heroin use leads to immediate addiction and other severe health …
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Claremont Graduate Study Links Beer Ads to Underage Drinking Issues
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… Stacy and Clyde Dent of the Oregon Department of Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology. The project was funded by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, …
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Effort building to change US pot laws
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Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Jared Polis of Colorado plan to introduce Tuesday, Blumenauer told The Associated Press. Polis' measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal … Oversight of marijuana would be removed from the Drug Enforcement …
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