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Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state's new budget and an initiative approved by voters nine years ago.
Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
A Step in the Right Direction: 'War on Drugs' joins the 'War on Terror' in the trash bin of history"Regardless of how you try to explain to people it's a 'war on drugs' or a 'war on a product,' people see a war as a war on them. We're not at war with people in this country." - Gil Kerlikowske
Opponents Say State Drug Laws Were Changed in SecretThe Rockefeller Drug Laws, enacted in 1973, mandate harsh prison terms even for many nonviolent drug offenders and take some discretion away from judges at sentencing.
Latin American Heads of State : "The war on drugs has failed."The war looks eerily familiar: beheadings, assassinations of police and public officials, terrorized businesspeople, extorted schoolteachers, and in five years more than 230 American civilians dead in the crossfire.
Vancouver's Radical Approach to Drugs: Let Junkies Be JunkiesSmoking weed has been effectively decriminalized. The famous "B.C.
Mbeki Blamed for 330,000 DeathsA recent Harvard School of Public Health study said 330,000 deaths were caused by his 1999 decision to declare available drugs toxic and dangerous.
Why We Couldn't Save NicoleWe're a hardy family, used to weathering all manner of surprises as we've seen four kids through various stages of toddlerhood, childhood and adolescence.
Idaho Senate Overrides Gov's Veto of Drug Treatment Funding An impressive vote of 30- 5 today provided the supermajority needed for the Idaho Senate to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill providing funding for drug rehabilitation.
Pregnant women to be detained for meth usePregnant women who are addicted to methamphetamine could be taken into custody and involuntarily held in treatment programs if a new state initiative is approved.
Daring to Think Differently About SchizophreniaSCIENTISTS who develop drugs are familiar with disappointment — brilliant theories that don't pan out or promising compounds derailed by unexpected side effects.
Michael Vick may leave prison earlyMichael Vick left Virginia on Monday to enter a drug treatment program at a Kansas prison, a move that could reduce the former NFL star's 23-month sentence on a federal dogfighting conviction.
You Cant Handle the MethAn overview of the problems meth addiction creates and how it compares to other drugs.
Drug and Alcohol InterventionsScheduling a drug or alcohol intervention for a young adult can seem like an impossible task. This is a good overview for families facing that necessary step.
Drug Addiction Treatment CentersTreating drug addiction in young adults takes more than just detox.
Drug treatment to be revolutionised by new research - 29 Sep 2006 - Technology & Science
Drug treatment urged in criminal justiceFailure to treat incarcerated drug abusers can lead to higher crime rates and re-incarceration, says to a report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the costs of treatment are not nearly as high as the costs to society when drug abuse is ignored.
Pilot program helps ease drug addictionsToday Joliff has more than 90 days clean and sober. She credits an experimental treatment program, called Prometa, that offers addicts a glimmer of hope through a combination of an antihistamine, a sedative and an antidepressant that stops the drug cravings.
Treatment Not Jail: California Saving Hundreds of Millions of DollarsThe six-year-old California program that mandates treatment instead of prison for drug offenders is saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars while dramatically decreasing the number of drug offenders in prison in the state, according to new studies from the Justice Policy
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