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 The Times of India 
Are the Himalayan foothills falling prey to drug smugglers?
|                 SHIMLA: The idyllic, pastoral setting of the Himalayan foothills that draws an increasing number of backpackers is now also becoming a ba... (photo: GNU)
Opium
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 TVNZ 
Weather affects Afghan drug crop
Aug 27, 2008 11:30 AM | Opium production dropped in Afghanistan this year for the first time since 2001, the United Nations said, but that may have more to do with the weather than international effor... (photo: Creative commons / ComputerHotline )
KLdy1 - June08 - obesity - obese. (dy1)  The Daily Mail 
Epilepsy drug could help obese to shed weight
| A drug that suppresses cravings could one day help obese people to lose weight | An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction could also help obese people shed weight researchers said... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
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Cigarettes                                Canada Dot Com 
Drug edges nicotine patch for smoking cessation
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The anti-smoking drug Chantix appears more effective than the nicotine patch in helping people stop smoking, European and U.S. researchers report. | In a study of 746 smo... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Tablets, capsules, caplets or vitamins are mostly over-the-counter medicines used for drug cocktailing, which is very dangerous to one's health. Scripps Howard
Parents' precription drugs pose risk to teens
| Parents who don't safeguard their medications are putting their teen-agers at serious risk of addiction to prescription drugs, according to a national survey. | The sur... (photo: WN)
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Medicine - Drugs Seattle Post
Teens' drug issues blamed on parental oblivion
Kids say illegal substances as easy as coming home | More teenagers today say it's easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs than beer, and they view drug abuse as a ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Medicines USA Today
Prescription drugs more accessible to teens than beer
Updated  | Comment  | Recommend | | |  EASY TO GET | Which is easiest to buy? Teens answered: | Cigarettes: 24.8% | Marijuana: 23.3% | Prescripti... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
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 An unidentified Pakistani drug addict prepares to inject heroin at the roadside in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. Sharing of syringes among drug addicts is a common cause of the spread of AIDS in Pakistan. Authorities and NGOs are trying to Irish Times
Cuts to hit drug services
In this section » | Proposals made for regulation of sunbedsHarney criticises hospital over idle unitHSE head confirms plan for job cutsPatients show artistic talentsGP/p... (photo: AP Photo )
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 KLdy1 - student - language learning - headphone - studying - university - education. (dy1) ABC News
Web Delivers New Worry for Parents: Digital Drugs
OPINION by KIM KOMANDO | Aug. 9, 2008 | FONT SIZE | We all know that music can alter your mood. Sad songs can make you cry. Upbeat songs may give you an energy boost. But... (photo: WN)
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Heroin /ntf1 BBC News
Drug deaths double in last decade
| The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has doubled in the past 10 years, according to new figures. | Analysis from the General Register Office for Scotland said ... (photo: Creative Commons / )
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In this July 1, 2008 file photo, Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari husband of slain politician Benazir Bhutto touches her photo during his speech to the twenty-third Congress of the Socialist International at the Lagonissi Grand Resort, about 40 kilometers (25miles) south of Athens. Pakistan's ruling coalition collapsed Monday, Aug. 25, 2008,
Asif Ali Zardari was 'crippled by depression'
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- Church's stance vs condoms undermines campaign vs HIV/AI
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- AIHI to launch media campaign on AIDS
- Iraqi Forces Taking Steps to Lead, But U.S. Aid Still Needed
- AIDS in New York spreads faster than rest of US-- report
- AIDS in New York spreads 3 times faster than rest of US: rep
 Catholic Church - Churchgoers - Parish - Religion - Filipinos - Davao City - Philippines
Church's stance vs condoms undermines campaign vs HIV/AIDS
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New 'wonder drug' for diabetes
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- "Good" fat may be new weapon in obesity fight
- Obese people have 'sicker' fat cells: study
- Obese don't just have more fat, they have 'sick'
- Kimberly Garrison: Someday your choice could be: Slim down o
- UK 'fat map' shows obesity hotspots
- UK 'fat map' shows obesity hotspots
Obesity
Obese don't just have more fat, they have 'sick' fat: study
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- Marlboro man Stoner under fire
- Students mark 21st birthdays with binge drinking
- Marlboro man Stoner under fire
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- Back-to-school binge drinking can be deadly
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