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DRUGS

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CULTURE / Film
May 11, 2016
'Cartel Land' uncovers little hope and no glory
The debate over border policy in the United States has reached levels of nonsense worthy of Lewis Carroll. On the right, you have presidential candidate Donald Trump tarring all immigrants from south of the Rio Grande as "rapists and murderers," and pledging to build a "huge" wall to keep them out. On...
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WORLD
May 6, 2016
Pop singer Prince had painkiller Percocet in his system when he died: reports
Music superstar Prince's autopsy found the painkiller Percocet in his system, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KSTP-TV reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the investigation.
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WORLD / Society
Apr 22, 2016
Mexican president proposes relaxing marijuana laws
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday proposed legalizing marijuana-based medicines, raising the amount users can carry and freeing inmates on minor weed charges, in a major shift amid regional efforts to reboot drug policy.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016
Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby
Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalized and more like the mind of a baby.
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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Apr 2, 2016
The drug problem that keeps getting older
Former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara was released from police custody on ¥5 million bail last month following his arrest and subsequent indictment for alleged possession and use of stimulant drugs.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 30, 2016
Narcotics flooding into Japan
Japan is becoming a paradise for drug dealers.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2016
Obama to step up fight against heroin, opioid epidemic with $22 million plan
President Barack Obama is set to announce steps Tuesday to expand treatment for people addicted to heroin and prescription painkillers, the White House said.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2016
Led by China, Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empires
The Lao People's Army patrol boat was custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2016
Spanish police arrest 30 accused of robbing drug traffickers
Spanish police arrested 30 people accused of robbing, kidnapping and torturing drug traffickers, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016
Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players
Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 29, 2016
Competing interests converge on health care price-setting panel
On Feb. 10, as hundreds of people in business attire watched from the gallery, a panel of experts under the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry adopted a long list of proposals to revise the fees that can be charged by the nation's hospitals and pharmacies for medical procedures and prescriptions under...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 8, 2016
Disgraced Kiyohara's situation similar to that of former pitcher Enatsu
Last week, a bat used by Kazuhiro Kiyohara during his high school days was removed from an exhibition celebrating the long and rich history of high school baseball at Koshien Stadium.

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