#methamphetamine

#methamphetamine

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.

A massive methamphetamine drug haul worth approximately $63 million was seized in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday, and six Iranian nationals were taken into custody by authorities. The Kenyan Navy intercepted the consignment some 630 kilometers (391 miles) off the coast of Mombasa in the Indian Ocean and escorted the vessel safely to port under armed guard.

A bicycle stop early Thursday led to the arrest of a man and the recovery of drugs and cash, police said. The 46-year-old man was stopped by officers about 4:20 a.m. Thursday while riding a bicycle near his home in the 1600 block of Saint Lawrence Way for vehicle code section violations, including not stopping for a red light and having no lights on his bicycle, police Corporal Allan Roan said.

As Officer Branham returned to the vehicle, he observed a raccoon named Chewy sitting in the driver's seat with a meth pipe in its mouth.