Cocaine Abuse

1 in 10 Small Businesses Report Workers Under Influence of Alcohol, Drugs

1 in 10 Small Businesses Report Workers Under Influence of Alcohol, Drugs
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“The Centers for Disease Control has reported that more people die from prescription painkillers than from heroin or cocaine. Opioid addiction has been linked to decreased worker productivity, as well as making workplaces less safe, prolonging … Read more on Insurance Journal

 

Suncor Drug Testing: Oil Giant Loses Another Bid To Randomly Test Workers
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"We will work with Suncor to achieve the highest levels of workplace safety with education and prevention, not invasive medical procedures." The panel ruling … Suncor offers counselling programs to help employees with substance abuse issues. "The … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

 

Kudlow Signs Off of CNBC With Salute to Freedom and Faith

Kudlow Signs Off Of CNBC With Salute To Freedom And Faith
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LARRY KUDLOW: Now, you know my credo: "Free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity." And let me add to … This from a guy who nearly 20 years ago was completely shipwrecked on a sea of hopeless alcohol and drug abuse. And I went away for a … Read more on RealClearPolitics

 

CNBC's Kudlow Signs Off With Stirring Tribute to Freedom and Faith
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It was quite a contrast: Just a couple of hours before CNN's Piers Morgan signed off with a slashing attack on gun rights and the NRA, longtime CNBC host Larry Kudlow ended his final broadcast with a stirring tribute to the power of freedom and faith … Read more on NewsBusters (blog)

 

2 Convicted in Death of 96-Year-Old Man; Home Invasion Linked to Caretaker's

2 convicted in death of 96-year-old man; home invasion linked to caretaker's
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She spent $ 500 a week on cocaine and heroin, money she said she made by selling drugs on the street, not at the East Side home where she took care of a 96-year-old church deacon before he was fatally beaten during a 2012 home invasion. Paula Denise … Read more on Buffalo News

 

Stabbing of gay man in Chester: Jury due to retire
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“He had been drinking for a number of hours and taken cocaine and the first time he was asked about that evening by police was three weeks later. “How many people can remember what they were doing three weeks ago on a Monday night? “Mr Nascimento … Read more on Chester Standard

 

Patrick Brazeau Released, With Promise to Check Into Rehab

Patrick Brazeau released, with promise to check into rehab
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It appeared that somebody had thrown them out onto the snow. OTTAWA — Suspended senator Patrick Brazeau was released Friday under the condition that he will seek treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. A Quebec court judge ordered … On Thursday … Read more on Ottawa Citizen

 

Public attitudes and policy toward drug addiction shift
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Jennifer Flanagan, a Leominster Democrat who chairs the special Senate committee on drug abuse, said the drug problem has also changed. Years ago, conversations focused on cocaine, crack and methamphetamine. Today, there are growing problems … Read more on MassLive.com

 

New Black Panthers Protest Handling of Alfred Wright Death Inves – 12 News

New Black Panthers protest handling of Alfred Wright death inves – 12 News
Filed under: physical findings cocaine abuse
Wright, a physical therapist, had been on his way to treat a client in the nearby town of Hemphill. CNN reported that Wright … Wright's death was ruled accidental after the official autopsy found a combination of drugs in his system including cocaine … Read more on 12NewsNow.Com

 

Attorneys give opening statements in trial of Auburn man accused of murder
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"Within moments, he's high on cocaine, legally drunk and ready to go," he said. … As a helicopter and representatives from multiple law enforcement agencies scoured the area for Ritchie, Weeks and another officer — led by APD's search dog … Read more on Auburn Citizen

 

THE LETTERS PROJECT: Families Dealing With Addiction

THE LETTERS PROJECT: Families dealing with addiction
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Drug addiction doesn't only affect the person who is abusing drugs, it affects the whole family. Here are the letters …. Please get help. Go to 90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponsor, work the steps and try a new way of life that is beyond your … Read more on W*USA 9

 

Ohio man sentenced to 20 years in prison for dealing cocaine in West Virginia
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… County, Ohio. A Steubenville, Ohio man will spend the next two decades in federal prison for his role in the distribution of cocaine in the Northern District of West Virginia and in Jefferson County, Ohio, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II said … Read more on WTRF