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The State Journal-Register
Rauner to consider allowing medical cannabis for opioid patients
The State Journal-Register
Gov. Bruce Rauner soon will be asked to weigh in on a bill designed to avoid addiction to prescription painkillers and reduce opioid overdoses by giving certain patients quick but temporary access to the state's medical marijuana program. The ...

Tulsa World
Oklahoma's medical marijuana proposal borrows from other states' existing policies, but opponents cite that as cause ...
Tulsa World
Specifically cited examples include exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke, accidental ingestion of marijuana edibles by children, increased risk of addiction in young people and, in the case of Colorado, the effects of a growing number of pregnant ...

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Albany Times Union
Editorial: Marijuana vs. opioids
Albany Times Union
The bill, and companion legislation in the state Assembly, would enable marijuana to become a viable alternative to widely prescribed and highly addictive drugs like OxyContin, which have been blamed for fueling the nation's opioid addiction crisis ...

New York Times
Video Game Addiction Tries to Move From Basement to Doctor's Office
New York Times
“I have patients who come in suffering from an addiction to Candy Crush Saga, and they're substantially similar to people who come in with a cocaine disorder,” Dr. Levounis said. “Their lives are ruined, their interpersonal relationships suffer, their ...
WHO decision will classify Fortnite addiction as a real diseaseSiliconrepublic.com

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The Sun
Fortnite addiction left dad-of-two hooked on cocaine and on verge of losing his family, job and home
The Sun
A FORTNITE fan nearly lost his job, family and home after becoming so addicted to the game that he snorted cocaine to stay wired as he played through the night. Dad-of-two Lee Harmer told of his shame after wife Sarah walked out with their kids and ...
Fortnite addict opens up about drug problems 'caused by game': 'I was unable to function'Daily Star
My name is Lesley Roberts and I am the mother of a Fortnite addictScottish Daily Record

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Hornell Evening Tribune
Two charged for alleged cocaine sales
Hornell Evening Tribune
Some social circles like it, and have a problem with addiction." In 2017, the Hornell Police Department tallied 24 cocaine arrests, a drop off from 42 cocaine-related arrests in 2016. Little and Kearse are being held in the Hornell Police Department ...

Virginian-Pilot
David Langille: The missing info on marijuana
Virginian-Pilot
At the recent convention of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, physicians and scientists who have spent their careers in addiction medicine discussed the safety, toxicity and addictive potential of marijuana. These experts advised caution ...

CBC.ca
Calgary eye surgeon cancels plans for medical cannabis clinic after Chinatown protest
CBC.ca
He said the protests show that incorrect stereotypes about marijuana users as thrill-seeking addicts, and cannabis as an addictive drug, are alive and well. And that could present problems for other cannabis-based businesses in the future. "If this is ...

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Mirror.co.uk
Fortnite game addiction led man into cocaine abuse and verge of losing job, family and home
Mirror.co.uk
An addiction to the Fortnite game led to spiralling drug abuse for a man who was brought to the verge of losing his job, family and home. Dad-of-two Lee Harmer told of his shame at how he took cocaine to keep buzzing as he played through the night.

The Commercial Appeal
Weathersbee: Addiction stalled this man's fatherhood efforts. But it didn't end them
The Commercial Appeal
Now 35, Wilkins struggled with a cocaine addiction that made it tough for him to do much more for his children other than what the law required for child support. At one point, he was sleeping on his grandfather's' couch because his craving for the ...

Meth addiction has roared back in Texas. Can new experimental treatment stop it?
Houston Chronicle
Kim is one of more than two-thirds of a million Americans battling an addiction to methamphetamine, the stimulant drug surging in popularity in the shadow of the opioid crisis. A decade after legislative action curtailed its use, meth has roared back ...

Mashpee Health Board Targets Flavored Tobacco
CapeNews.net
"Whereas the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin and the Surgeon General found that nicotine exposure during adolescence, a critical window for brain development, may have ...

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KREM.com
Rep. McMorris Rodgers on health care, pre-existing conditions
KREM.com
... do support medical marijuana or not. I haven't gotten to the place where I'm ready to change federal law. I'm still waiting to better understand the impact. One issue that permeates health care, law enforcement, a lot of different issues, is the ...

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Iron Mountain Daily News
Breitung man gets prison for meth lab in closet
Iron Mountain Daily News
Krause apologized to the court, saying he's dealt with addiction his entire life and was only making meth to supply his own habit. He previously pleaded guilty to felony delivery or manufacture of meth as a habitual offender-third, making the maximum ...

89.3 KPCC
States Weigh Weed As An Opioid Alternative : Shots - Health News ...
NPR
Seeking solutions for the opioid crisis, policymakers in Illinois and many other states are looking to expand access to marijuana for chronic pain sufferers.
Lawmakers In Illinois Embrace Medical Marijuana As An Opioid Alternative89.3 KPCC
Medical Cannabis Patient Registry Program | IDPHIllinois Department of Public Health - Illinois.gov
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research ...The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
LWW Journals - Wolters Kluwer -Illinois General Assembly
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City Limits
CityViews: Medical Marijuana Key to Curbing NY's Opioid Crisis
City Limits
While there is no silver bullet for solving an opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of thousands of New Yorkers, the surest way to stem the tide is by preventing addiction from occurring in the first place. Fortunately, state lawmakers have a ...

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The Courier Life News
Wisconsin meth use rises; prevention and treatment remain a challenge
The Courier Life News
Ruesch said he was considered a “functional addict” — he supported his five kids, paid his bills and worked. But he lived a dysfunctional, secret life, living paycheck to paycheck and always high. In the end, Ruesch's meth addiction from December 2012 ...