Man Kills Wife Before Hanging Self

Man kills wife before hanging self – www.ntv.co.ke Here in Nairobi police are investigating domestic tragedy in which a man stabbed his wife to death before killing himself last night. Their nine – year old son who had woken up to prepare for school discovered the couple’s bodies this morning. But as Irene Choge reports, health experts are now blaming increased stress levels and drug abuse for rising cases of domestic violence.

Woman charged after September heroin overdose

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Police spoke with several witnesses, who said Robinson has a history of drug abuse and she has several previous convictions for cocaine and heroin. On Friday, Robinson was arrested and charged with possession of heroin – second offense, possession of …
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Colorado doctors cracking down on painkiller abuse

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A report released this month by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said Colorado has the second-highest rate of prescription-pill abuse in the nation, at 6 percent of the population. A National Governors Association …
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Drug Use on the Rise – Health Experts

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According to an article on drug abuse on doctorrennie.wordpress.com, patients who use cocaine are often high, have red spots on their nose or ears and blisters on the thumb and index finger of their dominant hand and scabs or burns around the lips.
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