Treating Drug Use as a Disease, Not a Crime – the Atlantic

Treating Drug Use as a Disease, Not a Crime – The Atlantic


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Treating Drug Use as a Disease, Not a Crime
The Atlantic
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a "crisis" or a "serious problem" in the U.S. That number hasn't changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
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Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse – KKTV 11 News

Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
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Drug prevention experts are trying to convince local teenagers that abusing prescription drugs can be just as bad as using cocaine and heroin. Representatives from Rise Above Colorado are working with students in East and Central High School in Pueblo.

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Dr. Ablow: ‘Faces of Drug Arrests’ may not face real truth about drug abuse – Fox News

Dr. Ablow: 'Faces of Drug Arrests' may not face real truth about drug abuse
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Sponsored by Rehabs.com, the campaign aims to startle people into recognizing the devastating effects of drug addiction on people who once looked healthy (in their first mug shots), as they change into people who look worn and ill and, frankly

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Solutions to drug problem elusive, Manchin hears
A packed circuit court room, which included Boone County students, listened as Manchin described his battle to fight the distribution of illegal drugs. The state's junior senator offered five points to those in attendance as ways the battle against …
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Monadnock school district to partner with local alcohol and drug abuse coalition
The school district announced Wednesday its ACES 93 after-school program has partnered with the Monadnock Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition to develop activities designed to give children the traits, skills and supports they need to stay on track and …
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