White Americans See Sharp Rise in Heroin Use and Addiction
New York researchers report heroin use in the United States has surged fivefold in a decade with dependence up more than tripling. Whites aged 18 to 44 show the largest increase, linked in part to opioid prescription misuse, with unmarried adults and men most affected. The study, in JAMA Psychiatry, analyzed 2001-02 and 2012-13 data from 43,000 long-term users.
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Silvia Martins
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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American College of Physicians
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Christie to Lead Drug Commission in White House Plan
Gov. Chris Christie will head a new national drug commission created by the White House to develop policies to fight opioid abuse. Christie said Trump asked him to lead the panel, which will operate under the Office of American Innovation led by Jared Kushner, with unclear ties to the ONDCP and DOJ efforts.
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Ivanka Trump to become unpaid government employee
Ivanka Trump will take an official role as assistant to the president and join Jared Kushner in the Trump administration while complying with federal ethics rules. The White House says the move makes her subject to the same rules as other government employees, after earlier plans for an unpaid informal advisory role.
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DEA cash seizures total billions with few charges or court reviews
A Justice Department inspector general report says since 2007 the DEA has seized over 4 billion dollars in cash from people suspected of drug activity, with 81 percent of seizures conducted administratively and no court review or criminal charges in many cases.
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Texas church bus crash kills 13 near New Braunfels
A head on collision on a southwestern Texas highway killed 13 members of First Baptist Church New Braunfels and injured two others. The bus carrying 14 people had just left a retreat at Alto Frio in Leakey. the truck driver was treated for injuries and held in stable condition.
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Former Christie aides Baroni and Kelly sent to prison
Former Christie aides Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly receive prison terms after a 2013 George Washington Bridge laneClosing plot to punish Fort Lee for not backing Christie. Baroni gets two years and Kelly eighteen months as prosecutors called the gridlock action brazen and vindictive.
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Indicted Former Texas Rep Stockman Faces 28 Counts
Former U S representative Steve Stockman of Texas and aide Jason Posey were indicted on 28 counts including wire and mail fraud conspiracy money laundering and false statements to the FEC in a scheme tied to 775000 used for credit cards and campaign costs. A separate charge accuses Stockman of filing a false tax return.
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Undercover filmmakers face charges in California
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a 15 count felony complaint against activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for secretly recording 14 people at meetings with women health care providers in Los Angeles Pasadena San Francisco and El Dorado. The Irvine group posted the video online alleging Planned Parenthood involvement in fetal tissue sales. Investigations cleared the group of charges but reports spurred threats and violence.
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Crash Kills Three Storm Chasers In Texas Panhandle
Four people died as overnight storms hit Texas and Oklahoma causing tornadoes, heavy rain and hail. Three storm chasers perished in a head on collision near Spur Texas while tracking twisters. A truck driver died in Oklahoma in a rollover near El Reno blamed on high winds. The National Weather Service logged 15 tornado reports across Texas, mostly in the Panhandle and western regions.
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