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Powerful Prescription Drugs Should Be Baned

maureen — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:41:44 +0000

Last week, an FDA advisory panel recommended that the popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet, which combine acetaminophen with an opiate narcotic, be banned. The move by the FDA panel comes not in response to allegations of abuse but rather from concerns that the drugs which contain acetaminophen may cause liver damage.

Gordy Weinand, Director of Community relations at Narconon of Georgia Drug Rehab stated:

“We applaud this recommendation. While we at Narconon of Georgia continue to give warnings at a local level about these drugs, a statement by the FDA will be broadly heard and as a result, many lives will be saved.”

Vicodin is made as a mixture of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. The acetaminophen acts as an pain relieve and fever reducer. Hydrocodone is a synthetic mixture of the opiate codeine and the opiate alkaloid thebaine. Codeine acts as a cough suppressant and pain reliever, while thebaine is added for its stimulatory effects.

Percocet is potent compound painkiller used to treat moderately severe to severe acute (short-term) pain. The main ingredient of Percocet is oxycodone, a potent opiate; in addition, the drug contains acetaminophen.

It’s easy to get too much acetaminophen because the drug is in many medicines and a few extra doses a day can cause liver problems. Liver damage from excess acetaminophen tends to cause sudden symptoms, within a few days of taking too much. These may include nausea, vomiting and jaundice — yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes.

Dr. William M. Lee, a liver disease specialist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas who testified in front of the panel stated:

“The proposed ban on Vicodin and Percocet is justified because they’re so easy to abuse, Lee said. The narcotics in these drugs are addictive and can lead users to take increasingly higher doses — but that also means increasingly higher amounts of acetaminophen. It makes no sense to combine a highly addictive drug with a “dose-related poison. It’s like putting poison and candy together”.

More Americans are abusing prescription drugs than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy, and inhalants combined. This statement by the drug enforcement administration is a small step in addressing the growing crisis of drug abuse facing America.

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How to Tell if Your Teenager Needs Teen Drug Treatment

maureen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:42:18 +0000

Teen treatment centers on a daily basis treat hundreds of cases wherein teenagers are addicted to a variety of drugs and alcohol. In fact, the amount and variety of drugs that they take are no different from what adults consume. The symptoms and signs of drug abuse among teens have a bearing on the kind of drugs that they abuse. Here are some of the symptoms and signs shown by them when take variety of drugs:

As we know, drug addiction can be so highly embedded in the body and mind of the victim that when there is a withdrawal, the physical symptoms tend to be just about the opposite of how a person feels when getting high on these. Parents have to make sure that they are in close watch about the changing behavior of their teens once they are addicted to drugs. They should not hesitate to bring their kids to teen rehab centers where comprehensive treatment is given to break their addiction and lead a drug free life as quickly as possible.

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Drug Abuse Prevention Baltimore

maureen — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:44:41 +0000

Baltimore like most cities has an increasing drug abuse problem. Studies are being done to find out why. Baltimore is a high-intensity drug trafficking area and the neighborhoods within the inner city suffer greatly due to drug trafficking organizations (DOTs) which produce, manufacture, transport and distribute the chronic use of illegal drugs in the area. Dr. Nurco of the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine is focusing his work on drug abuse prevention and treatment with inner city children and their families in Baltimore. Narconon Arrowhead has been delivering drug education since 2000 to help educate children and their families about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.Dr. Nurco’s early research in the 1960’s studied a series of exploratory investigations involving 130 agencies and schools providing an in- depth look into drug abuse as a public health problem. This research found that most people were ignorant about drug abuse and that in the schools principles and teachers were reluctant to admit that there were drug problems within the schools for fear that they would be blamed. His current research is examining vulnerability to narcotic addiction. “Why do some people become addicts and others don’t?” This is a question that puzzles the minds of many when it comes to drug abuse and addiction. One of the earliest findings during this latest research was that the friendships children form at age 11 reveal a great deal about how they will grow up. Children who are exposed to other children who use alcohol or illicit drugs will most likely become addicted to narcotics. Those that use at an early age will also have a much higher chance of being criminals. This research coupled with what we already know about drug addiction in adults fits together like hand and glove. Most adults who find themselves looking in the mirror and wondering “what happened to my dreams” can easily go back in time and remember where things started to go south. The saying, if I could only go back I’d change it all; fits perfectly here but, we can never go back we can only move forward. Drug abuse prevention is more important than ever in our communities because we are fighting against the clock of our youth. The youth of Baltimore and this country are faced with many more dangerous problems than the youth of 30 years ago when Dr. Nurco first started his research. As families grow and communities become more diverse it’s important for us to pull together and prevent drug abuse before it starts in order to make the future better and saner for everyone.If you or someone you love is struggling with substance abuse and are searching for drug rehab in Baltimore, call Narconon Arrowhead today. Narconon Arrowhead is one of the world’s largest and most effective inpatient drug rehabilitation and education programs with a success rate of over 70% of those who graduate. Narconon Arrowhead offers free addiction counseling, free assessments, and referrals to the residents in Baltimore. To locate a Baltimore drug rehab or find out information about drug abuse prevention contact Narconon Arrowhead by calling 1-800-468-6933 or visit our website at www.stopaddiction.com

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Most Common Prescription Drugs Abused by Teenagers in the US

maureen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:40:04 +0000

Prescription drug addiction is becoming a common problem among teenagers that needs to be addressed. In order to address this concern, it is essential for the parents and everyone else involved with the teenager to get enough information on the nature of prescription drug addiction. Everything else, including intervention, prescription drug testing and rehabilitating the affected teenager, flows from there.One step towards gathering information on what prescription drug abuse is all about is by knowing the most common prescription drugs abused by teenagers, at least in the United States. 1. Narcotics. Narcotics, also known as painkillers, are prescribed by doctors to manage pain.2. Sedatives. Sedatives are used mainly to treat sleeping disorders and anxiety.3. Stimulants. Stimulants are usually prescribed to treat conditions like ADHD, asthma, sleep disorders and narcolepsy.Given these three major classifications of prescription drugs, the following are the five most commonly abused prescription drugs by teenagers today.1. Vicodin. Vicodin is an analgesic painkiller that contains paracetamol and hydrocodone and it is often prescribed to manage acute pain. Distribution of this drug is heavily regulated by the US government. The slang used by junkies who distribute it is “happy pills” or “vikes.”2. Valium. Valium is one of the brand names by which the drug diazepam is known for. It is a sedative synonymous with the term “sleeping pill.” Doctors prescribe valium to patients with anxiety, sleeping disorders, muscle spasms and other conditions.3. Xanax. Xanax is the drug commonly prescribed to patients with severe depression or anxiety disorders and panic attacks. Its generic name is alprazolam, but the street slang for it is “totem poles.”4. Ritalin. Known on the streets as “kiddy cocaine” and “Vitamin R,” Ritalin is a brand name for methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is a stimulant and a common ingredient in drugs used to treat ADHD, daytime drowsiness and chronic fatigue syndrome.5. Dexedrine. Dexedrine is one of the many brand names of drugs containing amphetamines. It is a stimulant that is meant to treat patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.The drugs listed above can be bought only with the correct prescription. However, many teenagers get their hands on these prescription drugs by stealing the pills prescribed for their parents or their siblings, or given to them by their friends. If any member of the family is prescribed these drugs and the pills or tablets suddenly go missing, it is one sign of teenage prescription drug abuse.Dealing with a teenager who is displaying signs of prescription drug abuse is very tricky. It often leads to emotional confrontations between the angry teenager and the anxious parents.Nonetheless, it is important for the parents to remain calm when dealing with their teenager who is showing symptoms of prescription drug addiction. Parents should impress upon the teenager that they are intervening out of love and not out of any desire to meddle. It is also essential for parents who are dealing with teenage children facing prescription drug abuse to show their children that they are people worthy of trust.

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Largest drug bust in history in Afghanistan 92 tons

maureen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000

By Michael Webster Syndicated Investigative Reporter. May 24, 2009 at 6:00 AM PST

Opium trafficking provides the Taliban and other terrorist groups with much of their income

The combined forces of the NATO and Afghanistan-led military forces seized 92 tons of opium poppy seeds and other drugs, “severely disrupting” a key narcotics center and command base of the insurgency.

The operation in Helmand province Friday, ended overnight when precision air strikes obliterated the drugs. The area was emptied of civilians overnight on Friday, before precision airstrikes were launched, the statement said.

Masses of heroin-processing chemicals and bomb-making materials collected in the sweep of Marja, southwest of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, were also destroyed by the air strikes according to U.S. military.

“A total of 60 militants were eliminated as they mounted an ineffective and uncoordinated defense against friendly forces,” a joint US and Afghan military statement said, issuing a final tally for the whole operation.

The international and Afghan forces then seized the poppy seeds, along with tar opium, processed morphine, heroin and hashish The statement said the troops had “seized the single-largest drug cache by Afghan-led forces in Afghanistan to date”.

Helmand, where thousands of NATO military forces helped Afghanistan troops, is the main producer of Afghan opium, which accounts for more than 90 per cent of the world’s supply.

Most of it is turned into heroin and smuggled to markets in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

The vast province is a known stronghold for the Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgency.

The US military also said that a large amount of weapons and bomb-making equipment was seized during the operation.

The operation had confirmed that Marja was a “hub of multiple types of militant and criminal activity”, the statement said.

“The four-day operation severely disrupted one of the key militant and criminal operations and narcotics hubs in southern Afghanistan,” US military spokesman Colonel Greg Julian said.

Afghan and international officials say the Taliban earn millions of dollars a year from the drugs trade.

There is a connection between Middle East terrorists and the drug trade dates back more than two decades, when the United States and pro-Western governments opposed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. At that time the focus was on training and equipping fierce mujahideen fighters to resist communist occupation forces, but the means to that end were often the same drug money. Today it is the same thing but growing. The drugs raised in Afghanistan finds its way via smuggling routes into markets in both Europe and the United States where they are sold. In turn millions of dollars and Eros are used to fund terrorist and their terror not only in Afghanistan but around the world. Most of these same terrorist drug organizations that fuel the terror network also help to fund the Taliban attacks in Afghanistan. Part of this illicit cash provides operating capital for international terrorist Osama Bin Laden and others.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzal brother is believed by the U.S. Government to be a major player in growing, processing and trafficking Afghanistan drugs worldwide.

Afghanistan produces over 80 percent of the world’s opium supply and 90 percent of the opiate products that are not used in Afghanistan are destined for Europe and smaller amounts to the US. Unlike their counterparts in Colombia, the terrorists in Afghanistan enjoy the benefits of a trafficker-driven economy that lacks a national government who has any interest in combating it.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzal recently at a news conference said, “all, drug production and trafficking goes hand in hand with terrorism, the money that’s created from drugs feeds terrorism in Afghanistan and the rest of the world”. US Drug Enforcement Administration DEA intelligence confirms the presence of a major linkage between the Taliban and international terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden is believed to also be involved in the drug trade. The dangerous sanctuary in Pakistan enjoyed by al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists is based on the Taliban’s support for the drug trade, which also is a primary source of income for corrupted government officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Credible DEA source information indicates both countries’ intelligent agencies are corrupted and benefit directly from the profitable drug trade globally. It is common knowledge that in addition to the Taliban reaping large amounts of cash from drug trafficking, they have for years directly taxed and derived financial benefits that way from the opium trade as well.

Former U.S. Drug czar John Walters has acknowledged that “the struggle between narco-trafficking has to be linked with the fight against terrorism” because “drug-trafficking groups contribute to the financing of corruption and terrorism.”

Afghanistan produces more opium than any other country. DEA has seen no decrease in availability, and no increase in the price of Southwest Asian Heroin in the United States and European consumer countries. This indicates that significant amounts of opiates still remain available and are plentiful in the supply pipeline. According to the United Nations, up to 60% of Afghanistan’s opium crop is stored for future sales.

The Columbian and Mexican drug cartels now believed to be working with international terrorist is the most pervasive organizational threat to the United States.

The U.S. indicates an increase in worldwide demand for heroin, and the resulting profitability of poppy growing in the regions of the world where terrorist organizations most flourish. U.S. and other forces have been in Afghanistan for several years — despite having ousted the ruling Taliban government, which support al-Qaeda terrorists. Fighting an ongoing guerrilla war against supporters of Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar in hopes of creating a stable government in Kabul and the country in general is proving to be slim. The insurgency is well entranced and taking new territory and holding it against NATO and Afghanistan forces.

The illegal drug market is one of the most profitable in the world. It is extremely difficult to know the global value of the drug trade since it is a business that is illegal, underground, and hard to trace. The United Nations Drug Control Program estimates that it is worth $400 billion per year, equivalent to 8% of world trade. In the United States, alone, the drug trade is worth upwards of $100 billion per year. It is now close to 20 years since the U.S. government has been fighting the “War On Drugs,” but despite the billions of dollars spent, an enormous amount of drugs continues to flow into the country. And now even more drugs coming in from Afghanistan.

However, with poppy sales on the rise in Afghanistan local warlords whose allegiance rests comfortably with anti-U.S. factions and those whose loyalty is up for sale can be counted on to continue cultivating this highly coveted crop to raise money for local armies fighting to expel American and allied troops from Afghanistan.

More heroin production will mean that more drugs will be sold on American streets by the kinds of characters who would do business with terrorists. Street crime and corruption will certainly be a booming industry in the next few years. The selling of these drugs threatens NATO and coalition soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. It means unfortunately more body bags coming home from the frontlines.

Sources:

U.S. State Department

Drug czar John Walters

DEA

United Nations

Maseh Zarif for Diplomatic Courier

Brookings Institution

Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry

US Defense Department

AP

Indian Embassy

Related articles go to: www.lagunajournal.com

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FDA Rapidly Removes Unapproved Drugs from Market

maureen — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:42:51 +0000

Many older drugs on the US market are unapproved by the FDA. For years these drugs have been assumed to be safe and effective and have been allowed by the FDA to remain on the market. However, recently safety issues have been raised for some of these unapproved drugs, especially because of a recent spate of child deaths purportedly caused by certain classes of these unapproved drugs. In the last couple of years FDA has been acting to remove some of the suspect unapproved drugs from the market.

As an example, in October of 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned four companies that they must stop marketing unapproved codeine sulfate tablets. The four drugs are opioid analgesics, commonly called narcotics, that are widely used to treat pain.

These particular products however have not received FDA approval and the agency has no evidence that they are safe and effective. Only one manufacturer, Roxane Laboratories, markets FDA-approved codeine sulfate tablets.

Of interest to those marketing unapproved drugs is the rapid movement of FDA to remove the unapproved drugs from the market. Specifically, Roxane’s Codeine Sulfate Tablets were approved July 16, 2009; thus in just 3 months following Roxane’s approval for Codeine, the FDA has ordered all similar opioid analgesics off the market. What occured in this instance is that FDA very rapidly removed unapproved drugs from the market once the market was served by an approved drug, thus not disrupting the supply of these important pain medications by removing the unapproved drugs before an approved drug entered the market. However, once the market had an FDA approval for this class of drug, the FDA acted in three months to remove the unapproved drugs that were no longer required to serve the market.

The take home message here is: Best for pharmaceutical companies to gain approval of their unapproved drugs now, instead of waiting for the FDA’s mandate to remove the drug, thus suddenly leaving the company with no drug on the market. The relatively rapid and inexpensive 505(b)(2) NDA process is an important mechanisms for gaining FDA approval of these drugs. Many small pharmaceutical companies currently marketing unapproved drugs will want to use the 505(b)(2) to gain FDA approval and avoid the likely sudden disruption of sales of their drug when FDA decides to remove a particular class of unapproved drug from the market.

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Mexican Drug Cartels operating in the U.S. through street gangs

maureen — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:44:52 +0000

Mexican Drug Cartels operating in the U.S. through street gangs By Michael Webster: Syndicated Investigative Reporter. July 27,2010, at 9:00 PM PDT

Mexican Drug Cartels have reached across the international border into the United States to kill people including Americans and their reach extends North, East and West across our nation. MDC’S have ordered the killings of drug dealers, American gang members, U.S. Consulate employees, a Detention Officer with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, DEA agent, ICE informant and U.S. Military personal. MDC’S are also responsible for many kidnapping’s of Americans on American soil and have taken Americans to Mexico to be tortured, maimed and murdered, with very little or no retaliation from the U.S. Government.Many street gangs in the larger cities are now directly connected to the Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC’s). They smuggle drugs and humans into the U.S. via known and un-known smuggling corridors throughout the Southwestern United States. Law enforcement indicates that they work for and do the dirty work for the cartels in return for drugs. This dirty work includes murder, drug distribution, and collection of debts owed to the MDC’s by other gangs and drug traffickers nationwide. Federal authorities point to the Mexican drug cartels that are ultimately responsible for border violence on both sides of the U.S. Mexican border and beyond, by having cemented ties to U.S. Street and prison gangs all across America. Many of these gangs operate in cities like El Paso, Tucson, San Diego and Los Angeles some like Barrio Azteca from El Paso who operate on both sides. Azteca and other U.S. gangs retail drugs that they get often fronted from Mexican drug cartels and Mexican drug cartel gangs. Mexican gangs run their own distribution networks in the United States, and they produce most of the methamphetamine used north of the border. They have even bypassed the Colombians several times to buy cocaine directly from producers in Bolivia, Peru and even heroin from Afghanistan. These gangs provide distribution and enforcement for the long reach of the cartels. According to L.A. Weekly reporter Christine Pelisek writes about FBI’s 10 Most Wanted fugitive Jose Saenz who is from L.A., who raped and executed his former girlfriend, mother of his two-year-old baby girl, and, horribly, left her ravaged body sprawled in his grandmother’s bedroom. That was just one of his many crimes. Watch the accompanying surveillance video to view the horrific execution of his buddy Oscar Torres by L.A. gang member and MDC’s hit man Saenz at a home in a suburb of Los Angeles. Barrio Azteca according to law enforcement has provided the Juarez cartel with street enforcers to carry out hits and kidnappings on both sides of the border. In exchange, Barrio Azteca get drugs from the cartel at wholesale prices or fronted and handle street-level drug sales. These same gangs often work as cartel surrogates or enforcers on the U.S. side of the border. Intelligence suggests Los Zetas They’re known as “Los Zetas have hired members of various gangs at different times including, El Paso gang Barrio Azteca, Mexican Mafia, Texas Syndicate, MS-13, Harrmanos Pistoleros Latinos and many others to further their criminal endeavors. Dangerous Mexican Cartel Gangs A Mexican Army Officer, who insists on remaining un-named, claims that Barrio Azteca is now also operating with and in conjunction with Los Zetas, along the Mexican border with Arizona. Mexican authorities said U.S. intelligence pointed toward involvement in the slayings by the Aztecas, of Consulate employee Lesley A. Enriquez and her husband, Arthur H. Redelfs, whom were killed in Juarez when gunmen opened fire on their sport utility vehicle after they left a birthday party.Jorge Alberto Salcido, the husband of a Mexican employee of the consulate, also was killed by gunmen after leaving the same event in a separate vehicle.The governor of Chihuahua State in northern Mexico, where Ciudad Juarez is located, said recently that Mexican authorities are studying the possibility that Redelfs may have been targeted because of his job as a detention officer at the El Paso County Jail.”Until we get other information, this is a line of investigation we want to follow up,” Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza said. “In the course of the investigation, other evidence is going to come up that we can share with the U.S. government … to clear up the motive in this lamentable crime.” Gen. Germán Redondo Azuara says he believes many of the drugs raised in Afghanistan, finds its way via smuggling routes into markets in both Europe and the United States where they are peddled by gang members. In turn millions of dollars and Eros are used to fund terrorist and their terror activities not only in Afghanistan but around the world. Most of these same terrorist drug organizations that fuel the terror network also help to fund the Taliban attacks in Afghanistan. Part of this illicit cash provides operating capital for international terrorist Osama Bin Laden and others. The Columbian and Mexican drug cartels now believed to be working with international terrorist is the most pervasive organizational threat to the United States according to one D.E.A. agent. murder money & mexico: tijuana cartel [sec]These new combined international drug trafficking organizations are complex organizations with highly defined command-and-control structures that produce, transport, and/or distribute large quantities of Afghanistan illicit drugs. Global Terrorist And Drug Trafficking CartelsA high ranking ICE official claims the Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC’s) are perfect for the terrorist because they are active in every region of the country and dominate the illicit drug trade in every area in both Mexico and the United States. Because of this new alliance Mexican MDCs are expanding their operations dramatically in order to gain a larger share of the drug market. Colombian MDC’s are dominant cocaine and heroin traffickers, particularly in the Northeast; however, they are increasingly relinquishing control to Mexican MDCs in order to shield themselves from law enforcement detection. The Mexican Drug Cartels are already major transporters and distributors of cocaine and South American heroin into the U.S. They also distribute cocaine and other drugs to numerous other Mexican Drug Cartels, their gangs and criminal groups that are also active in the United States, the world’s largest users of cocaine and heroin.Other reasons the terrorist have chosen the Mexican Drug Cartels is they control the transportation and wholesale distribution of most illicit drugs in every area of the western hemisphere, exerting unrivaled control over transportation and wholesale distribution of cocaine, Mexican heroin, Mexican marijuana, and ice methamphetamine. And they are now believed to use the same gangs to smuggle terrorist into the U.S. via these same smuggling corridors. Their established overland transportation routes and entrenched distribution networks enable them to supply primary and secondary drug markets throughout these regions. MDCs are further expanding their influence throughout the world.Police say the Aztecas work for or are allied with the La Linea enforcement gang, which in turn works for the Juarez drug cartel led by the Carrillo Fuentes clan.FBI agent Samantha Mikeska, who has been investigating the Barrio Azteca for more than eight years from the bureau’s El Paso office, said that four of the gang’s five capos are in prison. The exception is Ravelo.Ravelo is suspected of running the Aztecas operations in Juarez and maintaining contact with top-level members of the Juarez cartel, Mikeska said.According to a DEA report the Barrio Azteca was organized in the El Paso, Texas, County Jail in 1987 from where it moved to the streets and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison system. The Barrio Azteca prison gang – which has chapters in El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico – has historically been linked to theJuarez Cartel. Barrio Azteca membership is estimated at 3,500 inside and outside of the prison system. Members have been reported in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Idaho, Washington, Kansas, Illinois, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Utah. They participate in enforcing the rules of the Juarez Cartel in El Paso, Texas, and southern NewMexico. The El Paso Barrio Azteca accepts narcotics shipments in the U.S., stashes it and transports it (normally in secret compartments) to destination cities in the U.S. In some instances, they have also been involved in smuggling bulk currency to Mexico, where it is subsequently laundered. Barrio Azteca has also been involved in supporting alien smuggling groups when they operate in the U.S. The Barrio Azteca allegiance to a cartel facilitates its access to narcotics, finances, and protection from Mexican LEAs.” Related articles: Click or Google.Arizona Citizen Militia responds to Zetas commanders’ death threats Shooting war at the U.S. Mexican borderCalifornia Gov: Orders troops to the borderMexican Drug Cartel solders shot in Arizona desert: Los Zetas officer says shoot to kill Americans in retaliationMany U.S. Parks, Monuments, Wildlife Refuges & Public Lands are too dangerous for U.S. public to useMexican Drug Cartel’s Cash is KingSources: EL PASO INTELLIGENCE CENTEREl Paso Police Dept.Juarez PoliceMexican Federal PoliceMexican Army OfficerEl Paso Sheriff’s OfficeFBIU.S. Border PatrolL.A. WeeklyGov. Jose Reyes BaezaICE

Michael Webster’s Syndicated Investigative Reports have been read worldwide, in 100 or more U.S. outlets and in at least 136 countries and territories. He publishes articles in association with global news agencies and media information services with more than 350 news affiliates in 136 countries. Many of Mr. Webster’s articles are printed in six working languages: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. With ten more languages planed in the near future.Mr. Webster is America’s leading authority on Venture Capital/Equity Funding. He served as a trustee on some of the nation’s largest trade Union funds. A noted Author, Lecturer, Educator, Emergency Manager, Counter-Terrorist, War on Drugs and War on Terrorist Specialist, Business Consultant, Newspaper Publisher. Radio News caster. Labor Law generalist, Teamster Union Business Agent, General Organizer, Union Rank and File Member Grievances Representative, NLRB Union Representative, Union Contract Negotiator, Workers Compensation Appeals Board Hearing Representative. Mr. Webster represented management on that side of the table as the former Director of Federated of Nevada. Mr. Webster publishes on-line newspapers and does investigative reports for print, electronic and on-line News Agencies.

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Religious Narcotics

maureen — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:43:39 +0000

The word narcotic comes from the Greek word “narkos”, meaning sleep. Therefore, narcotics are drugs that induce sleep. Drugs, such as opium or morphine in moderate doses, dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions.

Karl Marx put it this way, “”Religion is the opiate of the people”.

When I first heard that statement as a born again fundamentalists in the heart of the Bible Belt, you can probably guess what I said or at least thought. This communist doesn’t know anything about God. Now, while that’s probably a true statement, what I didn’t realize at the time is that I was confusing God with religion.

Unfortunately, it took me several decades to totally comprehend that!

John Shelby Spong wrote of his transition from biblical fundamentalism to the authority of the church fundamentalism. It was traumatic for him to awaken to what he had once deeply believed in- and now realizing that the whole belief system was wrong at the core. Thus he wrote, “When people get to the point where they do not believe what they are saying, they still seem to believe in believing in what they are saying”.

I’ve been there as many have.

If there was ever an entity that should lead us into WHOLENESS (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual) of being, it should be the church. However, it seems as though the promotion and defense of DOCTRINE has been more important than just LOVING people. If Jesus loved everyone and didn’t put any requirements on the healing of sinners, why do we?

Religious cliches can’t help a grieving parent who has lost a child. A doctrinal statement can’t lift the burden of terminally ill individual. You can tell me that “By his stripes we are healed”, but that doesn’t resonate within my spirit. Unfortunately the church has offered religious narcotics, in the form of doctrinal statements, when it’s love and attention that we need. Isn’t that what Jesus offered?

Isn’t that what God IS (light and love)?

May we begin to let our light shine for frequently while our narcotic doctrinal statements and dogmas fall from our voices less often. We need to AWAKEN from our religious slumber and come into the spiritual LIGHT that IS!

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What are Signs and symptoms of drugs to students, so that parents can be alerted?

maureen — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:41:33 +0000

Drug rehab

Higherpowerfoundation.org is the process of recovering addict from is more likely to find a program that offers life-saving treatment for a number of different drug addictions. This process is simply called as drug rehab, andalcohol rehab.

Signs and symptoms of drugs:

Here are some signs and symptoms to look out for if you are concerned about the possibility of a loved one being involved in drug rehab of any kind. Different drugs produce different effects resulting in slight variations in outward indications. Some signs and symptoms are specific to opiates and narcotics and distinct from those experienced with Central Nervous Stimulants like Cocaine or depressants like alcohol.

Tale signs in drug-taking children that should alert parents:

* Change in friends. * Hanging out with a new group. * Reclusive behavior – long periods spent in self imposed isolation. * Long, unexplained absences. * Lying and stealing. * Involvement on the wrong side of the law. * Deteriorating family relationships. * Obvious intoxication, delirious, incoherent or unconscious. * Changes in behavior and attitude. * Decrease in school performance.

Always remember that any one of the above signs may not be enough to indicate substance abuse but should be enough to suggest that there may be a problem. There are several other signs and symptoms that relate more specifically to the mental and physiological effects of substance abuse.

An obvious sign of opiate and narcotic abuse:

An obvious sign of opiate and narcotic abuse is the tracks of needle marks normally found on the upper arms of users. These needle marks often turn into skin abscesses that may leave visible scars. People who use this type of drug often cover up their arms even when the weather suggests more appropriate wear.

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The Feel Good Effect of the Drug Vicodine

maureen — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:39:43 +0000

The prescription drug vicodine is made with a combination of the narcotic hydrocodone and the non-narcotic acetaminophen which is also found in over the counters like Tylenol. Vicodine gives a person a euphoric feeling, it relaxes both the physical body and the mind, in addition it relieves pain. But there is another symptom people have been reporting when they use the drug vicodine. Many young people have reported a hyped up state of mind, lots of extra energy and motivation. This seems like a direct contradiction to the “relaxed euphoric feeling” one expects to get. Why then does vicodine leave some people relaxed, euphoric, and motivated while being full of energy? The answer has recently been discovered. While Vicodine is a narcotic it causes “good feeling” by attaching itself to opioid in the brain it also releases adrenaline causing a person to feel no pain. But we also know that a rush of adrenaline can give one a heightened sense of motivation.

This is yet another reason for increased vicodine addictions in the United States. Especially because when one stops taking the drug a terrible feeling of depression and withdrawal as well as exhaustion will occur. Because the lack of the drug mean a lack of chemicals being produced like endorphins.

The good news is that the brain and body will naturally produce its own endorphins. Furthermore there are ways to naturally enhance the production of these endorphins. When one uses vicodine to create the “false endorohines” then the brain actually stops producing these endorphins on its own. Causing terrible withdraw without the drug. Withdrawal symptoms include depression, anxiety, uncontrollable crying, dizziness, headache,restless legs, manic state, inability to sleep, heart palpitations, and much more. If one is going to try to stop taking this drug after long time use there is some natural ingredients found in nature that can help aid the brain in jump starting the production of endorphins. In addition, if someone has never taken vicodine but wishes to achieve similar effects of the drug without actually taking a prescription nature has some safe ways to do so.

With the right natural ingredients and a discipline routine one can achieve the ”feel good endorphins”, ”increased motivation”, ”substantial pain relief”, “decreased appetite”, “minimized anxiety”, “weight loss”, and more. Nature has a way to utilize the brains natural ability and boost the production of endorphins and adrenaline.

The first step in a persons routine should be exercises every single morning ( and not just a short slow walk). The brain will release serious endorphins and release large amounts of adrenaline when strenuous activity is achieved. A long run is the best way to do this (runners high). By doing this in the morning one can jump start the brains endorphin production and make it last throughout the day.

The next step would be to eat a very light breakfast. Science has shown that eating less throughout the day not only increases weight loss but will actually keep you mood and keep motivation boosted.

Next, one must take a full range of supplaments that include a large amount of fish oils. Fish oils give an energy that is very similar to a “high” as well as sharpening thoughts and reflexes. Beware of cheaper vitamins found in grocery stores as they are not FDA regulated and their is not a substantial amount of effective ingredient in them. Keep in mind there is not “one pill” multi vitamin that can hold enough ingredient to be effective. One must take a combination of supplements to achieve and actual effect.

Throughout the day one must hydrate with water staying away from sodas, sugar, and even diet drinks as there is an ingredient in these that actually causes depression. It is highly recommended that one stay on a low sugar low carb diet as sugars can cause “mood swings” and “crashes” in a human being.

Again throughout the day (but only before 3pm) a person can drink a healthy energy and diet shot to decrease appetite and keep the brain alert. Drink something that includes acai antioxidants, the Brazilian herb hoodia, green tea, and a small amount of taurine. This has proven to be much more powerful and effective than coffee.

In order to maintain this energy and fight oxidation ( which is inflammation in the body) one should have a very large amount of exotic fruits, berries, and vegetables twice a day to fight this inflammation. Inflammation causes rapid aging, depression, disease, tiredness, lack of sleep and more. As it is virtually impossible to eat enough of these fruits and vegetable to make a difference one should find a drink that includes all of these powerful antioxidants fruits, berries, and vegetables. The thing to look for on the bottle would be “ORAC Value”. The higher the orac value the more potent and effective the product.

When it comes to pain relief instead of using a drug or medication one should try the recent miracle discovery emu oil. Emu oil applied daily relieves long term pain, relaxes muscles in the same way a vicodine would. It also reduces inflammation.

After work, one must get at least 20 minutes of direct sunlight if not 45. Afternoon sunlight is safe for the skin and causes the production and release of serotonin. This is what gives us that “feel good” feeling. The same effect as taking a vicodine. To further enhance production (after being In the sun) one should take a supplement of Coral Calcium.

In addition to all of these thing one must include a nightly walk and a shot or drink of the new miracle discovery, the ingredient resveratrol (found in skin of grapes). As seen on Oprah, resveratrol reverses aging, gives the brain a rush of substantial energy, is the most powerful antioxidant. and can cause one to live longer as well as boost the production of neurons in the brain. In the short term this will raise ones spirits and give one motivation. In the long run this will prevent the deterioration of the brain (which causes diseases like Alzheimer’s).

Follow this routine and use these powerful natural ingredients nature has provided and one will find a vicodine addiction completely unnecessary. Get the “feel good effect” naturally!

The Feel Good Effect of the Drug Vicodine is a post from: Narco Non Victims

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