Rag Pickers Enjoying Chillum (Pipe)

Rag pickers enjoying Chillum (pipe) – A chillum, or chilam, is a straight conical pipe with end-to-end channel, traditionally made of clay and used since at least the 18th century.by wandering Hindu monks, known as sadhus in India. More recently, it has also seen use in sacraments by Rastafarians in Jamaica, and by recreational drug users to smoke cannabis, tobacco, or opiates.

K2 Trend Not Slowing Down

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“This isn't a problem that's waning,” says Mark Ryan, MD, director of the Louisiana Poison Center. He estimates that his center receives at least one call per day regarding synthetic marijuana. … Every time they come out with a new one, we don't know …
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Pa. whistle-blower honored in Texas for exposing drug kickbacks

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19 after six days of trial testimony. More important, fewer children were prescribed the powerful drug, which hadn't been approved for use in children at the time but had known side effects such as weight gain and breast growth in boys. In rare cases …
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Planning for Retirement? Don't Forget Health Care Costs

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“The $ 240,000 number captures the Part B premium for physician services, Part D for prescription drugs. Then there are deductibles and … (If they don't spend it, she tells clients to use the money to do something healthy.) “Let's all acknowledge …
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