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Opioid Dealers Embrace the Dark Web to Send Deadly Drugs by Mail
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 01:02
The dark web is providing cover for sales of synthetic opioids, associated with a rising tide of overdoses in the United States and beyond. The Postal Service is a key part of the delivery system. Credit Minh Uong/The New York Times
The Sinaloa Cartel Is Alive And Thriving Without El Chapo
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Mon, 02/06/2017 - 22:58SOURCE CITED: VICE NEWS TONIGHT (YOUTUBE)
Did teen perception, use of marijuana change after recreational use legalized?
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Tue, 12/27/2016 - 19:27SOURCE CITED: MEDICAL XPRESS
How the ‘quietest’ drug epidemic has ravaged the U.S.
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Thu, 11/10/2016 - 01:19SOURCE CITED: PBS
August 12, 2015 at 6:20 PM EDT
Study shows memory loss due to cannabis related to harm to mitochondria
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Thu, 11/10/2016 - 00:15
Mitochondria. Credit: Wikipedia commons
SOURCE CITED: MEDICAL XPRESS
Acute use of cannabinoids depresses motor neuron activity
Submitted by WebMaster on Mon, 02/23/2015 - 20:17SOURCE CITED: SCIENCE DAILY
Date: February 23, 2015
Source: Universidad de Cádiz
Summary: A new study could explain the acute lack of coordination and difficulty speaking and breathing experienced by some people who habitually use cannabis.
Denver mom shot to death after husband allegedly consumed marijuana edibles, began hallucinating: report
Submitted by WebMaster on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 10:41SOURCE CITED: NY DAILY
Holder Urges Use of Drug to Combat Heroin Overdoses
Submitted by WebMaster on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:49
Attorney General Eric Holder testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 29, 2014. | J. Scott Applewhite—AP
The growing problem of opioid misuse
Submitted by WebMaster on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 21:29SOURCE CITED: THE COMMUNITY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE BLOG
By: Jennifer Chubinski
This month I am going to steal a great idea from one of Julie Heath’s recent blogs and start with a quiz question.