Pope's Trip to Brazil Seen as 'Strong Start' in Revitalizing Church

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Still, he hewed to the Roman Catholic Church's prevailing view on drugs, criticizing supporters of decriminalizing drug use, showing how a pope can seem at the same time to be caring and resistant to a profound shift under way in parts of the world …
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Extended-Release Hydromorphone May Mitigate Drug Abuse

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NEW ORLEANS—Rates of abuse, misuse and diversion of the opioid hydromorphone have decreased since the introduction of an extended-release formulation of the drug in March 2010, according to a poster presentation at the 2013 annual meeting of the …
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North Bay officials: Little known locally about 'ear wax' marijuana

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Andy Williamson, a substance abuse administrator in Solano County, said using marijuana before age 25 can lower a person's IQ by up to 8 points since a young individual's brain is still developing. Robert Lunch, a former volunteer for the Highway 29 …
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