war on drugs

END the WAR on DRUGS FACTS and STATISTICS


 

END THE WAR ON DRUGS FACTS AND STATISTICS – The Federal Government spends over billion dollars per year in the War on Drugs — almost 0 every second — and we have lost. The reason for this failure is that we are fighting the war on the wrong front.… Continue reading

5 Graduate From Kanawha Drug Court

5 graduate from Kanawha drug court

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Harold Lee Battle, Alan Mason, Michal "Betsy" Raines, Marisa Martin and Mona Tignor took turns speaking to a crowd of family, friends and law enforcement that came to cheer their graduation from the county's yearlong drug court… Continue reading

The Trillion Dollar Fail: How the War on Drugs Was Lost

The Trillion Dollar Fail: How the War on Drugs Was Lost

Filed under: drug rehab in ma

As the War has escalated, funding for rehabilitation and prevention has diminished, and resources are instead carved out, many believe imprudently, for law enforcement, mass incarceration, SWAT style raids, and militarization of the… Continue reading

'Bomber Mama' to Rehab

'Bomber mama' to rehab

Filed under: drug rehabs

She's heroin-hooked and incarcerated, and hasn't seen her baby — a healthy, drug-free little girl named “Melody Sunshine” — since giving birth last week while hospitalized in police custody. New details of “Bomb Mom” Morgan Gliedman, the millionaire …
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Open Road Charity Works With Drug Addicts in Essex

Open Road charity works with drug addicts in Essex

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities

Based in Colchester, but with services across the county, the charity offers treatment and intervention for people suffering from drug addiction. Service manager for mid-Essex, Clive Emmett, said: "Chelmsford is no worse than other main… Continue reading

What Are Some Career Alternatives for Social Work?

Question by chikeymonky: What are some career alternatives for social work?
I have a BA in Social Work and minored in Psychology. Currently, I work in the training/education field. Can anyone suggest other career opportunties?

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Answer by No A
You don’t say where you’re located or what… Continue reading

War on Drugs Keeps Failing While Portuguese Drug Decriminalization Works


 

War on Drugs Keeps Failing While Portuguese Drug Decriminalization Works – –Portugal celebrates its 10 year anniversary of decriminalizing drugs, and their positive results further suggest the US War on Drugs is a waste of time and money. -Drunk driver asks cops for directions, David recounts field sobriety test,… Continue reading

Does It Make More Sense to Put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED People in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?

Question by Bush is not conservative: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?
Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a… Continue reading

AbbVie Wants to Be Hunter, Not Hunted Post-Abbott Split

AbbVie Wants To Be Hunter, Not Hunted Post-Abbott Split

Filed under: drug rehab treatment ny

Next Tuesday, the proprietary drug business of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) officially splits off into AbbVie, a company that will debut in 2013 with $ 18 billion in annual sales and a market capitalization of about… Continue reading

Drug Board Notes Decline in Drug Users

Drug board notes decline in drug users

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) reported yesterday that the number of drug users in the country significantly dropped from a high of 6.7 million in 2004 to 1.7 million in 2008. DDB Deputy Executive Director Amador Pabustan,… Continue reading