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#cocaine

Severe dental disease is common among people addicted to methamphetamine and cocaine, as is tooth loss, complicating treatment and recovery. Oral health is often entirely overlooked by individuals addicted to drugs. Yet many illicit drugs directly alter the balance of hormones and neurotransmitters regulating salivary flow, leading to dry mouth, cavities, and oral infections. Most people admitted to treatment programs for substance use disorders (SUDs) haven't seen a dentist for years-and still won't see one.

Capper ran from the car while throwing small bags of white powder away from him. A drug addict was "covered in cocaine" when gardai caught him fleeing from his car after a high-speed chase across the city, a court has heard. On January 3, Scott Capper (37) drove at speed across the north Dublin suburbs of Sutton, Howth and Baldoyle.

A coroner has warned that there is no safe quantity of cocaine that can be consumed following the death of a young Dublin man two years ago from an overdose of the drug. A sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court heard that Wayne Hegarty (20) was found dead in the attic of his home at Foxhill Avenue, Donaghmede, Dublin 13 on December 17, 2023.

Many Irish teens take drugs rather than drinking, and social ­media accelerates this trend

The United States is decertifying us after dozens of deaths, the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, lamented during a Cabinet meeting, while still awaiting the official announcement by U.S. officials. However, the Trump administration issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered major aid cuts. Still, Petro, who is already under enormous pressure to show results on that front, must now deal with the consequences of this new stigma in the final stretch of his term.

New research indicates significant cardiac troponin T (cTnT) alterations in patients with cocaine use disorder and alcohol use disorder, signaling elevated cardiovascular risks.

A misconduct panel concluded that she would have been dismissed had she not already resigned. The panel stated it is unacceptable for police officers to consume illicit substances.

The total amount of cocaine seized in Germany in 2023 amounted to a record 43 tons, more than twice as much as in the previous year.

Khodorkovskiy, who admitted to running a drug delivery service in a luxury car, faces 10 years in prison after a plea deal related to cocaine charges.