war on drugs

Prescription Drug Abuse Concerns School Police

Prescription Drug Abuse Concerns School Police

Filed under: drug abuse

LAS VEGAS — Clark County schools are working to fight the growing national problem of prescription drug abuse. School police say they've seen kids suffering bad reactions from taking drugs they were never prescribed. Traditionally, law enforcement …
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Letters: drug abuse, Mount Soledad, Prince Harry

Filed under: drug abuse

I feel the letter from Pam Slater-Price and Bonnie Dumanis misses the point regarding drug abuse (“Stepping up the fight against prescription drug abuse,” Opinion, Aug. 24). We have thrown away a lot of money on the war on drugs. We have thrown away a …
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Treating W.Va. Substance Abusers

Treating W.Va. Substance Abusers

Filed under: drug treatment programs in west virginia

West Virginia has the highest substance abuse death rate in the nation. Yet it is on the other end of the … Through the Department of Health and Human Resources, new drug treatment centers will be established throughout the state, Gov. Earl Ray …
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Plan unveiled to address substance abuse in West Virginia

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Does It Make More Sense to Put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED People in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?

Question by Bush is not conservative: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?
Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a health concern as it is a legal one.

Narcotics abuse is undoubtedly a more emotionally complicated crime than other nonviolent offenses such as theft and vandalism, but early attempts to curb abuse lacked the necessary breadth to get addicts clean. Incarceration is not an effective method of freeing drug users from the substances on which they depend.

Colombia Drug Treatment Center Plans Spark Debate

Colombia drug treatment center plans spark debate

Filed under: free drug treatment centers

By Jose Bautista (AFP) – 5 hours ago. BOGOTA — A proposal to open treatment centers in the Colombian capital for drug addicts is causing a stir in this cocaine-producing Latin American country. The project, the brainchild of Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro …
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Elements Behavioral Health Acquires Right Step Network of Addiction Treatment

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Are You Willing to Do Your Part to End Socialism , Will You Take the Tea Party Pledge?

Question by All Religion is Pagan: Are You Willing To Do Your Part to End Socialism , Will You Take The Tea Party Pledge?
Will You sign this purity pledge before socialism creeps into your life!!

To all Tea Party members, I urge you to take the following pledge before it’s too late. Please pass it on to fellow members.

I do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall
abstain from the use of and participation in any socialist goods and services including but not limited to the following:

Do NFL Fans Have a Stronger Liking for Teams Not in Their Teams Conference?

Question by : Do NFL fans have a stronger liking for teams not in their teams conference?
Example… I’m a Dolphin fan, and I love my Dolphins plus alot of teams in the NFC…
Giants, 49ers, Packers, Lions, Cowboy, etc.

but I can’t stand… Steelers, Patriots, Jets, etc.

Do fans in the NFC feel the same way, and vice versa?