'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Abbott and childhood friend Tammie Norris, whose daughter was also a heroin user, decided last year to bring attention to the problem in their hometown, using Facebook to organize poster-waving demonstrations by everyone from recovering addicts to …
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April 7 Letters From Readers: Evaluate all local 'War on Drugs' programs
In 1971, President Nixon, declaring “War on Drugs,” requested congress to pass and fund legislation titled “Drug Abuse Prevention and Control” for the “… prevention of new addicts and the rehabilitation of those addicted.” Legislators, to “prevent …
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Addiction conference comes to Kennesaw State
email to a friend | print. Teresa Wren Johnston, founder and director of Kennesaw State University's Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, said a conference at the center this week aims to bring all the addiction sciences together. Special to …
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DARA Addiction Rehabilitation Center Pairs Up With Mahidol University Program
Darren Lockie and Dr. Prapapun Chuchareon exchanging the signed Memorandum of Understanding between the Addiction Studies Program of the ASEAN Institute for Health Development (AIHD), Mahidol University and DARA Thailand. (PRNewsFoto/Dara …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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Americans, weary of war on drugs, prefer rehab to jail, poll says
That's the conclusion of a new Pew Research Center poll finding that two-thirds of Americans prefer drug policies that emphasize rehabilitation, not jail time, for those who use illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine. Most Americans also support …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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County judge wants drug rehab at jail
MEDINA — Medina County Common Pleas Judge James L. Kimbler wants the county to reopen the east pod of the jail to serve as a short-term rehab facility for drug offenders with opiate and heroin addictions. Kimbler presented the proposal to the county …
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Anti-overdose drug to be available for Ocean, Monmouth counties police
The announcement continues a push by Christie for alternatives to incarceration for drug addicts. He has advocated for rehabilitation services and said that the stigma surrounding drug use must be removed. “The war on drugs has failed,” said Christie.
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Question by Loosid: Did I misread this morning or is part of Obama’s new war on drugs is having doctors test us for drug use?
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_DRUG_POLICY?SITE=PAYOK&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Youre right Tony, there was not the exact verbiage of “mandatory drug tests” However, there was verbiage of *having doctors screen for drug use* Is this a much different thing? Nice try quickly deflecting this verbiage that if from the Bush admin would make the progressives heavily question it.

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Answer by Kink
sh*t…anyone got any suregel?

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Question by Morgan Lund: Why is the war on drugs so big i think we should legalize it?
It hurts no one and when. It’s illegal the cops are making it a promising thing to do to sell drugs cause they get loads of money as if we legalized it the price would go excedingly down and there would really be no drug dealers selling pot

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Answer by Daniel
Because they… You know what Go ask a cop.

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Drug Alternative Program helps addicts by providing work therapy
Tim Clark, left, and Robert Hassler, both of Drug Alternative Program Inc. out of Grand Terrace, tend the grounds at Loma Linda Medical Center on Wednesday. Landscaping is just one aspect of DAP, which helps recovering addicts transition into a stable …
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Faith-based treatment program works with men looking for an end to addiction
Because drugs have been described as an epidemic across the world, many programs, rehab courses and law enforcement tactics were implemented to curb drug abuse, but many addicts say no one is winning the war on drugs. Men at The Refuge say they …
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