Drug Addiction: War on Drugs: 40 Years Later and No End in Sight – Washington Post (Blog)
Drug Addiction: War on Drugs: 40 years later and no end in sight – Washington Post (blog)
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War on Drugs: 40 years later and no end in sight
Washington Post (blog) Spurred on by an estimated 30000 Vietnam servicemen addicted to heroin, and an estimated 250000 civilian drug addicts, Nixon announced the War on Drugs and the formation of a new government office, the Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention. … Can the US break its addiction to the War on Drugs? Lucas: Drug addiction should be a health issue not a criminal one The War on Drugs Is Not a Slogan |
Drug Addiction: Grieving mother opens heart in hope of sparing another addict from her … – Truro Daily News
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Grieving mother opens heart in hope of sparing another addict from her …
Truro Daily News Shirley Shortliffe sifts through pictures of her late daughter Tanya while discussing the torment her youngest child endured as the life of a drug addict. HARRY SULLIVAN TRURO DAILY NEWS TRURO – Shirley Shortliffe weeps softly and dabs her eyes often … |
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Drug Addiction: Drug use among men arrested in DC falls, survey says – Washington Post (blog)
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Drug use among men arrested in DC falls, survey says
Washington Post (blog) A majority of men arrested in the District last year tested positive for recent drug use, although the percentage was down from previous years, according to a federal survey. The study, released Wednesday by the Office of National Drug … Govt. supports drug treatment for perps 40th anniversary of the "War on Drugs." Did we lose? Most men arrested in Atlanta test positive for drugs |
Drug Addiction: Study: 83 percent of Chicago arrestees test positive for drugs
You probably guessed as much, but a White House study released Wednesday now confirms it — Chicago criminals really are on drugs.A startling 83 percent of men tested following their arrest in Cook County last year tested positive for at least one illegal drug, more than any of nine other major U.S. cities, according to the report released by U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske.More than half of all …
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Drug Addiction: High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain?
Kids spend an increasing fraction of their formative years online, and it is a habit they dutifully carry into adulthood. Under the right circumstances, however, a love affair with the Internet may spiral out of control and even become an addiction. Whereas descriptions of online addiction are controversial at best among researchers, a new study cuts through much of the debate and hints that …
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