Mexicans seek asylum as drug violence persists

Published October 3, 2013

Mexicans seek asylum as drug violence persists

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

While the U.S. government doesn't say from where within Mexico, The Associated Press has found that many are now arriving at the border from the drug-torn region of "Tierra Caliente." Word has spread there that U.S. authorities are releasing women and …
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Conway talks to students about dangers of prescription drug abuse

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Joined by Mike Donta, an Ashland, Ky. father who lost his son to prescription drug addiction, and Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, General Conway warned approximately 1,300 students about an epidemic that is …
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Nebraska Law Granting TransCanada Eminent Domain Challenged As …

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Those opposing the Keystone XL pipeline hold up banners during the U.S. State Department's sole public hearing in Grand Island, Nebraska on April 18, 2013, to allow citizens to make their views known on the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline. (AP …
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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Studies from the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 40% to 60% of people treated for drug addiction relapse, a rate similar to other chronic diseases such as hypertension, asthma and diabetes. "Addicts will go to great … Drug rehabs can take …
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