Deaths from Prescription Drugs Now Exceed Those Related to Cocaine and Heroin Combined

A report released yesterday by the non-profit organization Trust for America’s Health has revealed some startling data on prescription drug abuse in these United States. The results are pretty damning to the prescription drug industry. Specifically, it found the majority of total drug related deaths in the U.S. come from prescription drugs, and they now account for more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined.

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Missouri High School to Collect Students’ Hair for Mandatory Drug Tests

One word: creepy.  This is a private school so they can do what they want, but to me it is representative of a very troubling trend in America where privacy rights are being eroded more and more.  Let’s not forget the recent case in which a federal judge affirmed that a Texas public school could force its students to wear RFID chips.  I covered that in my post Federal Judge: Texas School Can Force Teenager to Wear Locator Chip.

Now from CBS News in St. Louis:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS St. Louis) — A Kansas City high school will begin collecting hair from students to conduct mandatory drug tests.

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Bring it On: Battle Looms with the United Nations Over Pot Legalization

A couple of weeks ago, following Colorado and Washington’s historic vote to become the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use, I wrote a piece titled Colorado Legalizes Marijuana: Your Move Eric Holder, which subsequently went viral.  At the time, I had only anticipated a battle with the Feds, but now the most useless … Read more