Sentences with phrase «including cocaine»

Given these risks, most life insurance companies deny coverage to an applicant who tests positive for addictive drugs, including cocaine, meth, heroin, non-prescription painkillers or opioids.

Since 1992, we have successfully represented Ontario clients in drug trafficking cases, including cocaine trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking, heroin trafficking and other forms of drug importation.

The Controlled Drug and Substances Act prohibits importing of Schedule I, Schedule II, and Schedule III substances, including cocaine, into Canada.

A number of drugs, including cocaine, are illegal in Canada.

Alvaro Toledo from the Palma Collection explains, «In the past some of these palm trees were cut down by peasants to grow different crops including cocaine.

The chemical that Columbia recently stopped using on its crops (including cocaine) that is still approved and used in the US

Although methamphetamine seems to be particularly addictive, Bamford expects the same basic mechanism to apply to other addictive stimulants, including cocaine.

Reports have suggested that Hamilton has met with league officials to discuss an incident during the offseason in which he used drugs, reportedly including cocaine and alcohol.

Illicit drugs that dump loads of dopamine (or strongly inhibit its reuptake, which is similar to dumping loads of dopamine) include cocaine and methamphetamines,» Dr. Emily Deans wrote at Psychology Today.

-- Your Night Skies series in your upcoming exhibition includes cocaine as a material to illustrate cosmic space and our mind - bending relationship with this incomprehensible force.

Not exact matches

Cultivation of coca, cocaine's base ingredient, is also booming in Colombia for a variety of reasons, including decreased eradication efforts and increased economic incentives.

The FBI has arrested the CEO of the Canadian smartphone service Phantom Secure on charges that he and four other suspects ran an encrypted telecommunications service used by more than 20,000 customers to facilitate illegal activities, including international shipments of cocaine and other drugs.

Information from Ackerman's computer led to a far - reaching 1995 indictment that targeted 59 people at all levels of the cartel, including six lawyers whom the government said crossed the line to work in a cocaine - smuggling conspiracy.

On Tuesday, Liverpool Crown Court heard Stapleton was a habitual user of cocaine, heroin, crack cocaine, cannabis and Spice, who had 108 previous convictions including numerous burglaries, dishonesty offences and drug possession.

Forrest is a big guy — 6» 2», 200 pounds — and he'd had his share of scrapes, including a felony conviction for cocaine possession.

The 27 - year - old tested positive for cocaine earlier this month, according to the Daily Mail, who report that this revelation could see him stripped of his many belts, including the sport's top prize.

He had gone to jail on March 16, 1985, the day a jury of nine women and three men in U.S. District Court in Tampa found him guilty of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering (including loan - sharking), extortion and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it.

But personal troubles of late — including a separation from his wife, depression, cocaine - possession charges and a failed Breathalyzer test at a race — stalled his ascent.

... someone creates a new cocaine - related iPhone app that includes a special «New York Governor» mode.

Bordering Venezuela and Ecuador, respectively, these two regions are dominated by the cocaine trade and other forms of transnational organized crime, including gasoline smuggling.

Looking at the harm caused by various narcotic substances, it found alcohol was the fifth most dangerous drug available, following heroin, cocaine, barbiturates and methadone, yet it is not included in the ABC system.

The other seven counts include fourth - degree criminal mischief for damaging an exterior door to the residence; second - degree criminal trespass for going inside the dwelling; fourth - degree criminal facilitation for not seizing more than one - eighth of an ounce of cocaine from the residence; official misconduct for not seizing the cocaine; official misconduct for proposing the drug unit file a false report to cover up its illegal entry; second - degree offering a false instrument for filing; and official misconduct for offering overtime to another police officer to coverup what happened.

As New York has done to combat previous public health crises including crack / cocaine, HIV / AIDS, and nicotine and cigarette smoking, we need a comprehensive plan coupled with a commitment of resources that matches the magnitude of the problem.»

The captured fugitive is accused of having headed an enormous cocaine network, which included production in the jungles of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru, and continued through to distribution on the continent and as far away as the United States and Europe.

«The investigators gathered evidence against more than 17 individuals connected to the drug trade or violent crimes, including some who sold significant quantities of cocaine,» the story said.

Congress obtained the power to lay and collect taxes on anything (including labor) in 1913 with the newly established 16th Amendment, and immediately used this power to place harsh restrictions on heroin and cocaine with the Harrison Tax Act of 1914.

The seized hard drugs within the one year, she said, included heroine, cocaine, cannabis sativa and other psychotropic substances.

«While cocaine has always been a dangerous drug, it is far more dangerous when we start to include other drugs such as fentanyl,» said Joseph Avella, chief toxicologist for the county Medical Examiner.

The Liberal democrats are to call for the decriminalisation of all drugs, including heroin and cocaine, to be considered urgently by the Coalition Government in an effort to cut levels of addiction.

The Times report found Johnson was «twice arrested on felony drug charges as a teenager, including a charge of selling cocaine to an undercover officer in Harlem.»

No addresses or ages were available for the defendants who were charged with various drug crimes, including sale of prescription meds, as well as MDMA and cocaine.

The bust included fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, all of which were intended for distribution in the Buffalo - Niagara region.

She has found that abusers typically mix gabapentin with opioids, marijuana, cocaine and opioid treatment medication, compounding side effects to the central nervous system that include euphoria and sedation.

Prevalence of other substances was also high, including non-prescribed tranquilizers or sedatives (22.2 percent) and cocaine (9.4 percent).

Other agricultural production goods include timber, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (starch, sugar, alcohols and resins), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, silk and flax), fuels (methane from biomass, ethanol, biodiesel), cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, tropical fish and birds for the pet trade, and both legal and illegal drugs (biopharmaceuticals, tobacco, marijuana, opium, cocaine).

In anticipation of the 2004 summer Olympics, in Athens, the world agency put gene doping on the International Olympic Committee's prohibited list, which includes everything from cough syrup to cocaine.

The researchers then studied wastewater samples from 10 cities throughout the United States, testing for 14 illicit, prescription, and nonprescription drugs including heroine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and oxycodone.

«Our study shows the validity of two scales for assessing how cognitive impairments are associated with many substance disorders including alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and one's ability to function well in important interpersonal or occupational areas,» said Efrat Aharonovich, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, and first author.

The study findings also associate several other factors with an increased risk of developing BD, including preterm birth, head injury, drug exposures (especially cocaine), physical or sexual abuse, and other forms of stress.

The question was repeated for marijuana use and illicit drug use (including ecstasy, amphetamines, opiates, cocaine / crack cocaine, glue or solvents, LSD, or anabolic steroids).

Inside his large, bustling laboratory in Berkeley's famous Stanley Hall, Duesberg plotted out graphs of the 1960s and»70s epidemic of drug abuse, including busts for heroin, cocaine, and other drugs.

The world agency has put gene doping on the International Olympic Committee's 2004 list of prohibited substances, which includes everything from cough syrup to cocaine.

We report that in the rat, prior alcohol consumption results in enhanced addiction - like behavior to cocaine, including continued cocaine use despite aversive consequences.

Medications used include naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine, which are given for addiction to opioids such as heroin and cocaine.

People living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs — including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine — compared to those without back pain, reports a study in Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer.

Dr. Parsons has provided similar insights into the mechanisms through which endocannabinoids modulate the rewarding effects of opiates, alcohol, and cocaine, and he is presently extending his evaluations of this stage of the addiction cycle to include animal models of commonly occurring genetic polymorphisms that are associated with problematic drug use and dependence in humans.

The George lab has made seminal contributions to the field including: discovering a novel population of neurons in the brain of humans, rats and mice that are involved in nicotine dependence, identifying neuronal ensembles responsible for nicotine and alcohol addiction, and unveiled the cellular and molecular changes associates with long term use of nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine and alcohol use on the brain.

He developed an innovative microdialysis approach that allows the in vivo sampling of lipid signaling molecules in the brain (including endocannabinoids) and has demonstrated that voluntary self - administration of ethanol, heroin, and cocaine produces distinct drug - and region - specific changes in brain endocannabinoid levels.

Various conditions and medications can lead to secondary hypertension, including: Kidney problems; Adrenal gland tumors; Thyroid problems; Certain defects in blood vessels you're born with (congenital); Certain medications, such as birth control pills, cold remedies, decongestants, over-the-counter pain relievers and some prescription drugs; Illegal drugs, such as cocaine and amphetamines; Alcohol abuse or chronic alcohol use; Obstructive sleep apnea.

This includes drugs like cocaine or heroin.