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Why Prescription Drug Abuse in the US Impacts Latin America
Drug Abuse: Why prescription drug abuse in the US impacts Latin America
A new Senate report says prescription drug abuse is one of the biggest drug policy threats facing the US, casting doubt on the conventional wisdom of Latin American cartels posing the greatest risk.
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Drug Abuse: Senate Report: Prescription Drug Abuse One of Biggest Drug Policy Threats Facing US
A new Senate report highlights the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, calling into question the conventional wisdom that drug cartels in Latin America should be the major focus of US drug policy, The Christian Science Monitor reports.
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Drug Abuse: Drug Czar Kerlikowske Promotes 'Paradigm Shift' on Abuse
White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske visited the Betty Ford Center in California, promoting the administration’s attitudinal changes toward drug abuse. Kerlikowske is the first director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to speak at the facility in Rancho Mirage, according to a…
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Drug Abuse: White House Drug Policy Shifts Strategy – Philadelphia Inquirer
Drug Abuse: White House Drug Policy Shifts Strategy – Philadelphia Inquirer
 Columbus Dispatch |
White House Drug Policy Shifts Strategy
Philadelphia Inquirer Instead, he said, the new blueprint calls for more community programs along with changes to the probation-and-parole system that would send non-violent offenders to substance abuse treatment. "This is nothing short of a revolution in how we approach … New strategy focuses on combating drug abuse A Drug Policy for the 21st Century New Strategy in Drug War Focuses on Treatment, Not Punishment |
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Drug Abuse: KY House Passes Landmark Bill Limiting Prescription Drug Abuse – SurfKY News
 Lexington Herald Leader |
KY House Passes Landmark Bill Limiting Prescription Drug Abuse
SurfKY News FRANKFORT, KY (4/18/12) – With the goal of stopping prescription drug abuse in Kentucky, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly today for Speaker Greg Stumbo's House Bill 1. The legislation, one of two issues being considered in the special … House Judiciary Committee approves legislation intended to curb prescription … Law enforcement officials rally for prescription drug bill Kentucky House approves transportation budget |
Drug Abuse: Decriminalising Drug Use Would Free Up the Police to Fight Serious Crime – Telegraph.co.uk
Drug Abuse: Decriminalising drug use would free up the police to fight serious crime – Telegraph.co.uk
 Yorkshire Post |
Decriminalising drug use would free up the police to fight serious crime
Telegraph.co.uk SIR – Having worked in a psychiatric hospital, I was involved in trying to prevent drug use and drug-related crime for many years. Sir Richard Branson (Comment, January 23) identifies what many of those involved with fighting drugs have known for a … End war on drugs says Branson as judges told not to jail dealers Sir Richard Branson calls for softer drug policy: Dope or wack? Sir Richard Branson urges drug policy change |
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Drug Abuse: Many positives on youth survey for Jacksonville, drug use at the beaches an issue – Florida Times-Union