In Our View/Federal Drug Schedule Need to Reclassify Cannabis

In Our View/Federal Drug Schedule Need to reclassify cannabis
The list of Schedule II drugs include cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall, and Ritalin. Hydrocodone, a lesser version of oxycodone … up to 5 (considered the least dangerous). For comparative …
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At 21, recovering heroin addict gets back on track
β€œI had to use,” he says, β€œto feel normal, like a regular person.” Lewis was consumed by heroin. Every day was the same: Get up sick, if he hadn't used in 12 hours. Figure out how to get money. Then drive 35 miles from his suburban home in Aurora to …
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Florence doctor previously indicted in Idaho, but never convicted
Christensen was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Idaho in 2006 on charges that he dispensed two controlled substances, methadone and alprazolam (Xanax), to a patient who later died as a result of ingesting the drugs together.
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Detroit murder case heads to settlement conference
A day earlier, Cote snorted methadone and Xanax at the friend's home on Dogtown Road in Palmyra, according to the court affidavit. He later was dropped off at Cole's residence, allegedly to get more drugs. Cole was found hours later dead from blunt …
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Accidental Addicts – Insight – Xanax and Oxycodone Addiction — SBS – Insight, 31.7.2012. http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/watchonline/488/Accidental-Addicts.