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How Long Does Oxycontin Stay in Your System?

Question by sberic81: How long does oxycontin stay in your system?
[rewrite]I snorted roughly 600 mg of Oxycontin in the last two days. I have a drug test coming up in about a week in a half. There doing a swab and a urine, its for a job. Do you think it will be out of my system by then?
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Answer by JaceNess
yea… drugs like pain meds stay in ur system roughly 24 – 72 hours… you’ll be fine by then.

Youth Pot Smoking Rises as Attitudes Shift

Youth pot smoking rises as attitudes shift
[rewrite]Sixty percent of 12th-graders do not view regular marijuana use as harmful, and more than 12 percent of eighth-graders said they had used the drug in the past year, according to a survey released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “Making matters …[/rewrite]
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Kansas Star Casino building convention center in next phase; awaits property
[rewrite]The 150-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel at the casino is already being expanded to 300 rooms, as originally planned, and will also help to support the convention center. — The amount of casino property tax revenue going to the city of Mulvane could …[/rewrite]
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Also in Theaters

Also in theaters
[rewrite]A metaphor for teen defiance? Or just a kooky story of survival in a controlled environment where, sadly, most of the contestants must die? However you read it, this franchise rocks. 2 hrs. 26 PG-13 (violence, dystopian bleakness, adult themes …[/rewrite]
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Family says Frisco teen died after taking new designer drug
[rewrite]Last month, the National Institute on Drug Abuse identified “N-Bomb” drugs — a group of related hallucinogens — as an emerging trend in the country and noted that at least 14 people reportedly died after taking such drugs between March 2012 and April …[/rewrite]
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Drug Addicts 'Can Quit Smoking' With Additional Therapy

Drug addicts 'can quit smoking' with additional therapy
[rewrite]New research from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that people who are addicted to cocaine or methamphetamine are able to quit cigarette smoking while being treated for their substance …[/rewrite]
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National Survey Suggests Medical Pot Trickles Down To Teens
[rewrite]Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told a press conference today that the government was funding more research on the broader social effects of medical marijuana. “We're currently already funding researchers to be able to …[/rewrite]
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What Is Addiction? and Where Can You Get Help in California?

Question by eros_gary: What is addiction? and where can you get help in California?
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Answer by mgaribay74
Summary
People who are addicted cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even in the face of negative health, social or legal consequences.
The illness becomes harder to treat and the related health problems, such as organ disease, become worse.
Addiction is a chronic, but treatable, brain disorder. People who are addicted cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even in the face of negative health, social or legal consequences. This lack of control is the result of alcohol- or drug-induced changes in the brain. Those changes, in turn, cause behavior changes.

Where Can I Find a Trustworthy, Unbiased Source for Info on Good and Bad Effects of Marijauna?

Question by Nancy P: Where can I find a trustworthy, unbiased source for info on good and bad effects of marijauna?
[rewrite]I don’t want opinions on pot, or personal experiences. I want links to reputable web sites, and titles of useful books. Government web sites would be great, as well as info on studies that have been done.

Preferably the info should include the effects of pot when eaten, as opposed to spoked, as this method wouldn’t harm the lungs in the same way.