Heroine - by lawdog

""I started shooting heroin at age 15."  Heather says, describing her 25 year junkie career as a vicious cycle of getting high, homelessness, methadone programs, and prison.  "I've gone to prison three times... I had three different CDC numbers... all...

The Cornerstone Crumbles

Midnight Wednesday marked what may well be the beginning of the end for what many consider to be the hard won cornerstone treaty which ended the Cold War.  The Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe, the most...

Iraq vets more prone to depression, study says

I tend to think we too often mistake normal life ennui for "clinical depression" these days. In the case of returning soldiers, however, mental health is undoubtedly a concern."CHICAGO (AP) — The euphoria of a soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression,...

"Go Out and Kick Their Butts"

"Did it really happen? Months after Germany hosted the World Cup, the euphoria and flag-waving seem distant memories. But they're being re-awakened this week with a behind-the-scenes documentary showing the sweat and...

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