Historically, the chief substances used as incense were such resins as frankincense and myrrh, along with aromatic wood and bark, seeds, roots, and flowers.
His father, a psychiatrist, retired as an assistant professor from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and from the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, also in San Antonio, where he was the chief of the substance abuse program.
A chief concern among substance abuse experts is the current ubiquity of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that's roughly 50 times more potent than heroin.
"It is no coincidence that this is the chief period for initiating substance use," they said.
And I certainly wouldn't have called it "shrill" as Friedman did, neither in actual tone (she was quite soft-spoken during the entire interview, even when talking about leveling an RPG at her bureau chief) or in the substance of her complaints.
Having said this, I will concede some substance in the chief objection, that the movie fails to approximate the subtlety and nuance of the novel.
"We have a huge issue of easy access," said Dr. Elinore F. McCance-Katz, the chief medical officer of the substance abuse administration, adding that it applies to stimulants as well as to opioids, another category of widely abused prescription drugs.
Republicans said this White House's effort at bipartisanship had been one of symbols — presidential calls, invitations to the White House, regular tending by such high level officials as Mr. Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel, the chief of staff — rather than substance.
"A lot of the ideas that were being floated were a lot of vapor and not a lot of substance," said Michelle Clayman, chief investment officer of New Amsterdam Partners, which manages $1.1 billion.
The official, Deputy Chief Michael Marino, who said the substance was medically necessary, was the highest-ranking officer caught up in a national steroid investigation that in 2007 led to the raid of a Brooklyn pharmacy where nearly two dozen New York police officers had been suspected of buying steroids.
Skripal has one surviving daughter who does not live in the U.K. The pair are "currently being treated for suspected exposure to an unknown substance," Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Craig Holden told reporters.
