Drug Abuse

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's ex-staffers detail erratic behavior in documents
The court report, more than 500 pages long, alleges a pattern of drug use, and erratic and sometimes abusive behavior by the mayor. A judge ordered the … He said he has purchased illegal drugs within the past two years, while he was in office …
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Drug fix fails test as users abuse Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative
Five per cent of the more than 16,000 participants had tried three times to end their illegal drug-taking without success, and 5 per cent were diverted more than four times. More: Females use methamphetamine widespread in SA clubs. Funded by the …
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Iowa has low rate of illegal drug use, but still faces challenges
DES MOINES | Iowa has the third-lowest rate of illegal drug use in the nation, according to the state's drug czar. That's the good news, said Steve Lukan, Iowa's drug policy coordinator and director of the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy. The …
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Resolved, that illegal drug abuse be treated as a matter of public health, not criminal justice. – Spring State 2012.