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Long-term impact of drug use - 'Brain damage' New Kerala Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:02 AM PDT Sydney, Sep 5 : A new research on ecstasy, ice and speed users in Australia has uncovered tell-tale signs of brain damage. Extended drug use damages brain New Kerala Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:52 AM PDT Sydney, Sep 5 : Use of narcotics like ecstasy, ice and speed for a long time leads to brain damage, a study by Australian doctors has said. Retired Scotts Bluff County judge focused on rehabilitation after brain injury Scottsbluff Star-Herald Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:35 AM PDT Scotts Bluff County Judge Glenn Camerer stands alongside his speech therapist, Jean Wegelin. Camerer retired in May after suffering traumatic brain injury in a fall. As a result of the injury, he suffers from a condition called aphasia, but has made lots of strides in recent months. West Nile threat spurs city to target mosquitoes The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:06 AM PDT The city's Department of Health plans to spray parts of a Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood Tuesday evening with a mosquito-control solution. The city has found adult mosquitoes in the area that could carry the West Nile virus. The virus can cause an infection that leads to swelling of the brain. Fatal hosp in cover-up: suit New York Post Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:03 AM PDT A year after a Queens man suffered massive brain bleeding at Elmhurst Hospital and later died, a whistleblower alerted his widow that the hemorrhage was caused by a medical mistake. What's more, the whistleblower -- who had been a resident at the hospital -- said residents were told to... Drug users damaging their brains: Australian doctors People's Daily Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:40 PM PDT A study of Australian ecstasy, ice and speed users on Sunday uncovered signs of brain damage, adding to concerns over the long-term impact of drug use. Research warns that teens may be doing more damage with marijuana than they realize Waco Tribune-Herald Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:13 PM PDT Key life skills can be muddled by marijuana use during brain's spurt of development during teen years, some researchers and counselors say.

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