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In recent years, the prescription drug addictions of many public figures have come to light. One of the most tragic personal prescription drug addiction stories in recent years is that of radio commentator Rush Limbaugh. He achieved a level of fame, wealth, and influence that most people would envy, but he dealt with a privately devastating prescription drug addiction.

Rush Limbaugh is a prominent conservative talk show host and author. Around 20 million listeners tune into his radio show Monday through Friday. He wrote several books that have become bestsellers and have sold millions of copies. His conservative opinions (including calls for personal responsibility and clean living) and quick wit made him a national

superstar; many people were shocked when it developed that he was addicted to drugs, himself.

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It’s funny how selective the mainstream news media are in their war coverage. While American television viewers receive wall-to-wall coverage of the war in Iraq, we seldom hear about our nation’s decades-long war on illegal drugs.

Of course, the country’s drug war petered out during the “I didn’t inhale” Clinton years. With another Clinton vying for the White House, it only makes sense to revisit the drug issue. Is our nation really doing enough to free its citizens from the slavery of addiction, and the loss of opportunities and dreams that result from illegal drug use?

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Heart attacks, known by their medical name of acute myocardial infarction, is a state of disease that involves the interruption of the bloody supply to part of the heart. The result is a shortage of oxygen that can damage the heart tissue and potentially kill. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death all over the world. Major heart attack risk factors include a history of angina or vascular disease, a previous stroke or heart attack, old age, excessive alcohol, the abuse of illegal drugs, smoking, episodes of abnormal heart beat, obesity, high levels of stress, high or low cholesterol, high triglyceride levels, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

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According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, Cocaine was involved in over 380,000 emergency room visits in 2004 alone. Cocaine is extremely potent, whether taken in powder or the crack forms. Mild symptoms include increased heart rate, sleep disorders and convulsions. Snorting the drug can permanently damage nasal tissue. Cocaine interferes with brain processes, can cause heart attacks, seizures and strokes. Even first time use can cause fatal heart attacks. For those it doesn t kill, the addiction can easily lead to habits that require thousands of dollars a week to support. Cocaine also has severe effects on the unborn. This can start at underweight babies or pre-term labor on up to

miscarriage. Cocaine can cause placental wall tearing, losing the attachment to the uterus. This can kill mother and baby at birth if not detected in time. If the baby survives birth, cocaine can lead to strokes, heart attacks, urinary infections and heart defects. While it appears many babies exposed to cocaine use in the womb can eventually recover, it also appears that this doubles their chances of developmental delays.

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More and more, people are turning to the Internet for their medications and drugs. With the advent of increasing access to the Internet by people of all ages, it is now easier than ever to get medications of all varieties for a whole different range of ills.

But, experts conclude, this can be fraught with danger and can even cause death. Many products available on the Internet are perfectly good and well licensed. However, criminals and charlatans are masquerading on the Internet selling medications at reduced prices which are either completely inert or, worse still, dangerous.

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