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AMBIEN CR: the Worst, Most Inappropriate Advertising on TV

"Depression: Worsening of depression or, suicidal thinking may occur. Prescribe the least amount feasible to avoid intentional overdose" - AAMBIEN CR's manufacturers.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The federal government has spent billions of dollars of your tax money in recent years in an effort to "eradicate" the natural cannabis, or marijuana plant.

They lie, partly out of ignorance, partly out of stupidity, about how "dangerous" this natural substance is.

Yamhill Drug Cops Take Out Another Opium Poppy Grow Site (PHOTOS)

No suspects have been identified in the case but it remains under investigation.

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - A crop normally grown in places like Afghanistan and China, the fabled opium poppy, has been making a showing lately in Oregon Willamette Valley farm country.

The Yamhill County Interagency Narcotics Team raided an illegal poppy plant grow site in rural Yamhill County, On July 17th, 2009.

Michael Jackson Oxycontin and Demerol: Lethal Combination

Dr. Leveque, our resident pharmacology/toxicology expert medical writer, predicted that the combination of several central nervous system depressants, depressed the respiratory center which is most sensitive, which then depressed the cardiac center, resulting in a heart stopping, which is what killed Michael Jackson.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Michael Jackson's sudden death brings to the headlines the well-known danger of mixing two very strong pain killers whose main adverse side actions are respiratory depression.

Three Arrested as Detectives Raid Hillsboro and North Plains Residences

Police say the investigation dismantled a midlevel Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization that was distributing Heroin throughout the area while carrying firearms.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - Washington County's Tactical Negotiations Team served two separate search warrants this morning at 4:00 a.m. Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says one warrant was served at 3660 NW 313th Avenue in Hillsboro, and another warrant was served at a second residence located at 10037 NW Iron Ridge Place in North Plains.

Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled: 33 in Custody

Police say that because of the magnitude of these investigations, they could not have been accomplished without the interagency cooperation at all levels.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A lengthy investigation into Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations in Washington County culminated in arrests last week. This group was suspected of importing Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin into the Portland-Metro area.

This was a joint investigation with the Westside Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN-), Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

2009 Marks the 20th Anniversary of the First Drug Court in the Nation

“Drug courts are a wonderful first step for many people in recovery” - Richard Harris, Director of Addictions and Mental Health for Oregon DHS.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Association of Drug Court Professionals (OADCP) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Miami-Dade Drug Court on May 18th 2009, the first in the nation.

The success of the first court sparked a national revolution that changed the face of the American Justice System by becoming the most successful justice strategy for dealing with drug-dependent citizens who emerge in the courts.

Senate Reclassifies Methamphetamine, Increases Penalties for Delivery of Certain Drugs

The reclassification of methamphetamine as a Schedule I controlled substance means the drug is considered to have a high tendency of abuse and has no accepted medical use.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Senate passed legislation this morning reclassifying meth to a higher schedule for controlled substances and increasing the penalty for manufacturing or delivering certain drugs when they play a role in a person’s death. Senate Bill 728 passed the Senate 26-2.

Oregon (I can`t go home): The Rest of the Story

The song for an Oregon woman serving a life sentence in a Turkish prison remained number one in 1974 for 9 weeks in the NW, and was number 16 on Billboard's national charts.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The summer of 1974 has this song as part of it's soundtrack if you are from the Pacific Northwest.

It was a haunting tale by a local band, in remembrance of a young woman from Oregon who was being held in a Turkish prison.

Methadone Good & Safe! : Marijuana Dangerous?

With over 100 patients a year dying from Methadone and Oxycodone, both prescription drugs, my exalted status as the most dangerous doctor has taken a fall to the bottom.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - On April 1, 2009 the Oregonian newspaper headlined Prescription Drugs Top State OD’s (Lethal Overdoses). The top of the list was Methadone followed by Oxycodone (Hillbilly Heroin) but included illegal drugs Heroin, Meth and Cocaine.

This was not surprising to me because the above drugs have been found to be universally lethal everywhere they are available.

Medical Marijuana Questions & Answers with Dr. Phil Leveque (VIDEO)

The latest round of answers for the myriad questions our viewers submit over the use of legal cannabis.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In our ongoing video series on the legal use of medical marijuana, Dr. Phil Leveque and Bonnie King discuss the person many regard as the first medical marijuana pharmacologist: Queen Victoria of England.

Dr. Leveque explains that the infamous Queen used cannabis throughout her 11 pregnancies. Many women will tell you that marijuana has no equal when it comes to suppressing morning sickness.