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How Sellers of Synthetic Drugs Stay One Step Ahead – Gil Kerlikowske – who runs the Office of National Drug Control Policy- explains his concerns about synthetic drugs. See how the producers and dealers of synt…

State Sen. Ken Yager: Recovery Court aids in drug abuse fight
Tennessee has some of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse and methamphetamine use in the country. Sadly, the result is Tennessee now has more deaths from drug overdose than car crashes or homicides or suicides. We must turn back the tide of … Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel

Randy Jackson talks brother's drug abuse
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Jurors on Friday heard from Michael Jackson's brother, Randy Jackson, as the wrongful death trial focused on the pop star's history of drug abuse. When Michael Jackson was living at Neverland Ranch, he was struggling with … Read more on abc7.com    Read more...

Help available for Okla. teens struggling with addiction
After the death of Glee actor Cory Monteith, health experts in Oklahoma want families to know help is available for teens and young adults struggling with addiction. Mike Maddox, clinical program director at Teen Recovery Solutions, talked with us … Read more on kfor.com

“We Should Continue to Provide Treatment to Addicts,” Drug Czar Says
The National Drug Control Policy Director R. Gil Kerlikowske said in a speech that drug abuse is a brain disease and we should continue to provide treatment to addicts. Drug abusers should seek treatment by checking into a certified detox center such … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Weight Loss Drug Helps Curb Cocaine Addictions, Penn Study Finds
The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers in the department of Psychiatry at Penn Medicine … Read more on Penn: Office of University Communications    Read more...

Family turns life around after drug abuse
"One problem I have with prescription drug abuse is that it can man make people that normally wouldn't have been drug dealers into drug dealers," he said. "Some of the people that we've dealt with may not have been in that whole world that involves … Read more on Shelbynews

Collaboration Needed to Address Prescription Drug Abuse and Access Issues …
Partisanship usually gets the blame when Washington fails to muster an appropriate governmental response to the nation's challenges. But when it comes to confronting prescription drug abuse, the divide within the government is caused not by the culprit … Read more on Roll Call

Tamsin Wort gives her thoughts on 'Glee' star Cory Monteith's untimely death.
After browsing Twitter, Facebook and entertainment websites to find out what happened I kept in the back of my mind the very public battle Monteith (31) has had with substance abuse. A month ago he was doing interviews fresh out of rehab, looking and … Read more on Eyewitness News    Read more...

Quinault Nation: Applauding the President's Drug Control Policy
The policy builds on the foundation laid down by the Administration's previous three strategies and serves as the Nation's blueprint for reducing drug use and its consequences. The collaborative and scientific-based approach involves 1) prevention … Read more on Indian Country Today Media Network

Group seeks funds to tackle teen drinkers
Group seeks funds to tackle teen drinkers. During a visit to Sarah Bliss' fifth-grade classroom at Warrenton Grade School, Warrenton Police Chief Matt Workman gives students a true or false quiz on what they know about alcohol Wednesday. April is … Read more on Daily Astorian

REAL LIFE DRUG STORY VIDEOS — Drug Addiction Experiences/Teenage Drugs Stories – teenagers addiction of drugs,alcohol and other dangerous substances.

Teen prescription drug abuse: A growing menace
One in four teens (24 percent) reports having misused or abused a prescription drug at least once in their lifetime (up from 18 percent in 2008), which translates to about 5 million teens. That is a 33 percent increase over a five-year period. * Of … Read more on San Jose Mercury News

GAO: No progress was made on reducing teen drug use
The strategy identified seven goals involved in reducing drug use among teens by 15 percent by 2015. The Government Accountability Office said the Office of National Drug Control Policy and other federal agencies had made progress toward one goal but … Read more on UPI.com

Hospital Employee Properly Fired For Failure To Disclose Drug Abuse, Third …
On this form, he denied being diagnosed with or treated for alcoholism or drug addiction. After one of his shifts, the security guard went to the emergency room of the hospital where he worked for an eye injury that he believed he had sustained on the job. Read more on Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

White House Budget Would Fund Drug Punishment Over Treatment
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration budget released Wednesday emphasizes drug abuse punishment and interdiction over treatment and prevention, despite recent rhetoric from the Office of National Drug Control Policy on a "21st century" approach. Read more on Huffington Post

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