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Police report says Jonathan Eismann crash didn't involve alcohol or drugs
There was no mention in the report provided by the Miami-Dade police investigating officer that Eismann was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the 9 a.m. crash, according to the arrest warrant paperwork. According to witnesses … Read more on MiamiHerald.com

Drugs and alcohol use costing businesses more than bn
"Employers and HR departments simply don't have enough information to attribute the days of work their staff are missing as being due to drug alcohol use. Many resort to targeting individual 'problem' employees which is misguided. There are much better … Read more on Australian Hospitality Magazine

Asiana Pilots in SFO Crash Tested for Drugs, Alcohol
"I'm sure the chairwoman will be releasing that information." FAA regulations apparently require drug-and-alcohol testing of pilots immediately after an accident, he said. A report in the Chinese Global Times says that Asiana had issues with pilots … Read more on LA Weekly    Read more...

Los Angeles: Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program Officer Graduation
WHY: In 1983, the LAPD launched the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program, a strategy designed to help prevent drug abuse by youth. Over the years, DARE became one of the principal means for the LAPD to create positive interactions between … Read more on Guardian Express

Drug Abuse Issue Not Going Away Anytime Soon
The war on drugs started many years ago. There were campaigns all designed to have young and old alike just say “no” to drugs. Millions of dollars were spent on developing drug treatment centers with counselors whose task it was to educate people who … Read more on Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Anti-drug abuse coalition launches pot education effort
Prompted by recent legislation that deemed marijuana legal for medical and recreational use, Macomb County drug abuse prevention organizations are fighting back. “There's a lot of talk about marijuana these days,” said Charlene McGunn, executive … Read more on The Macomb Daily    Read more...

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Dominican Republic Cracks Down On Sex Trafficking And Prostitution
Only 7 percent of Americans think the United States is <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/november_2012/7_think_u_s_is_winning_war_on_drugs">winning the war on drugs</a>, and few Americans are interested … Read more on Huffington Post

After war on 'pill mills,' heroin emerges as substitute
In some ways, the scale of the prescription pill problem took us all by surprise," said Pat Castillo, vice president of the United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse. "We had been promoting the prescription drug monitoring system for … Read more on Bellingham Herald

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The War On Addiction. America's Greatest Fight?
But substance abuse and addiction kill 115,000 people per year. In some communities 80% of crime is related to drug use. … Our two guests believe that those numbers add up to three facts. Addiction is America's greatest tragedy. The war on drugs has … Read more on WBUR

New River suit dismissed
He said Voorhees left factual allegations in the case unanswered and asked for written assurance of payment of the full amount due to the 105 former New River employees within 10 days. “The single-minded goal here is … to be a hybrid of public and … Read more on Wilkes Journal Patriot

Gansevoort man sentenced to prison in drug case
Stephen M. Allen, 52, of James Court pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, for attempting to sell cocaine in Northumberland last September. Saratoga County Judge Jerry Scarano imposed a 3-year state … Read more on Glens Falls Post-Star    Read more...

Watch: Author of 'Clean' on fighting drug addiction
With addiction killing approximately 350 Americans every day and millions of Americans continuing to struggle with drug addiction, Sheff argues in his book that fighting the war on drugs as a criminal problem does not prevent or end addiction … Read more on MSNBC

Books bring dark issues to light for teen readers
Here are some of the subjects that books for young adults tackled in the past year or so: School shootings, terrorism, post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness, sex, discrimination, substance abuse, death and grieving. That may make some of us well … Read more on York Daily Record

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OxyContin's gone, but Canada's pill-popping problem is worse than ever
In the meantime, publicly funded addiction treatment programs are overflowing with people addicted to publicly funded drugs. The Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse is poised to release a slew of recommendations on how to tackle Canada's pill problem. Read more on GlobalNews.ca

The Home Economist: Drinking problems rise along with unemployment
South Miami Recovery – an outpatient treatment center for substance abuse – has seen an increase in patients who say their alcohol consumption has become a problem since the start of the recession, according to Howard Lerner, the center's director … Read more on McClatchy Washington Bureau

Bryan Fischer, American Family Association Spokesman, Says Decriminalize …
Only 7 percent of Americans think the United States is <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/november_2012/7_think_u_s_is_winning_war_on_drugs">winning the war on drugs</a>, and few Americans are interested … Read more on Huffington Post    Read more...