Articles tagged:drugs

Posted: Thu May 5 9:28 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man released on a promise to appear in court after federal agents said he was caught with more than 65 kilograms of cocaine last month in Texas was arrested Sunday after attempting to board a flight to Japan, federal court records show. Khan Le, who reportedly helped DEA agents ...

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Posted: Wed Apr 13 10:16 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man who DEA agents said was recently busted with 77 kilos of cocaine in Texas before helping agents bust another man Monday at an Ann Arbor hotel was released Tuesday on a promise to appear in court. Khanh Le, who is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 16 10:31 a.m. by Washtenaw County Public Health AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Inside Washtenaw County Public Health: Drugs 101 seminar helps parents detect problems & connect with teens

Jenna Bacolor, WCPHAt first glance, the room looked like a typical teenager’s: stereo, lava lamp, sparkly purple curtains, and a bed and floor strewn with the common artifacts of adolescence. Looking closer, however, I could see that among the food wrappers, clothes and other items littering the floor, there were ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 27 3:45 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director

A parolee found slumped over the wheel of a car surrounded by baggies of suspected drugs was arrested in Superior Township on Wednesday, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department. A resident called police to report a man who appeared to be passed out in a running vehicle parked in ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 13 12:53 p.m. by Tina Reed
New warning for guacamole and salsa lovers from government report

Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Love to chow down on some guacamole and salsa through the summer months? Chew on this — the popular foods are among those most likely to spread food borne ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 6 3:31 p.m. by Tina Reed
Michigan medical marijuana program hits backlog in first year

Michigan's medical marijuana program has received more than 23,500 original and renewal applications in its first year, according to the state health department. It has issued 12,322 patient registrations, and more than 5,200 caregiver registrations were issued.

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Posted: Thu Feb 4 12:48 p.m. by Tina Reed

Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • The U.S. government is on track to surpass the private sector in health spending by next year, federal actuaries are predicting.

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Posted: Tue Jan 19 12:14 p.m. by Tina Reed
A look at the top health stories around the Web on Jan. 19

Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Both Democrats and Republicans are keeping a close eye on the Massachusetts Senate race to replace Ted Kennedy, which could have big implications for the future of health care ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 31 11:41 a.m. by Tina Reed
Top 9 Washtenaw County health stories from 2009

Here's a look at the top health stories of 2009: 1. University of Michigan and a consortium of state university researchers ramp up for embryonic stem cell research In December, U-M announced it could finally begin receiving unused embryos and begin deriving new stem cell lines from those embryos after ...

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Posted: Sat Dec 26 6 a.m. by Tina Reed
University of Michigan researchers offer advice on avoiding bad hangovers

Want to avoid a hangover? You might have to simply drink less alcohol to do that. But University of Michigan research also indicates the drink of choice might have a lot to do with how severely a person experiences the typical symptoms of a hangover.Researchers from both U-M Medical School ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 14 12:49 p.m. by Tina Reed

Smoking marijuana is becoming even more popular among U.S. teens, and they have cut down on smoking cigarettes, binge drinking and using methamphetamines, according to a federal survey released Monday. But more teenagers reported getting high on prescription pain pills and attention-deficit drugs, according to 8th, 10th and 12th graders ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 9 6:04 a.m. by Tina Reed
Top 9 fast facts about Michigan's medical marijuana program

A little more than a year ago, voters in Michigan approved a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Since then, the state has been given the job of developing a program to oversee its distribution and use. The Michigan Medical Marihauna Program took effect earlier this year ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 7 11:55 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

One man was arrested after Ypsilanti police seized 19 grams of crack cocaine, a handgun, some marijuana and more than $2,400 cash during an investigation Friday night, a police incident log said. Lazarus Venus Perry, 28, is being held at the Washtenaw County Jail on charges including two counts of ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 7 6:02 a.m. by Tina Reed

A majority of high-risk women in a University of Michigan study declined to take a drug found to be successful in reducing a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer, a new study shows. The study examined the interest in the drug Tamoxifen and tailored information to women who participated in the ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 1 6:39 p.m. by Tina Reed
Medical students carol for changes to the health care bill at Congressman John Dingell's office

About a dozen University of Michigan medical students - many dressed in lab coats and holiday apparel - headed to Ypsilanti to sing Christmas carols Tuesday morning. But the students, singing on Michigan Avenue outside Rep. John Dingell's office in honor of World AIDS Day, weren't exactly trying to spread ...

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