drug policy

Twitter Chat: The Fix Tackles Drug Policy in America

Twitter Chat: The Fix Tackles Drug Policy in America

Filed under: drug abuse treatment options

The Fix, an excellent (in my opinion) website about addiction and recovery that often tackles celebrity substance abuse issues is teaming up with the national… Continue reading

District Introduces Stricter Drug Policy

District introduces stricter drug policy

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that in the past year more than 11 percent of all high school seniors reported K2 use. Methamphetamine is also the… Continue reading

Police Were Busy in 2012, Statistics Show

Police were busy in 2012, statistics show

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

Drug arrests totalled 93 for 2012, with 13 robberies resulting in four arrests. A total of 639 accidents were investigated, up 14 from 2011, including two fatalities and… Continue reading

'Pot for Profit' Laws Attract Entrepreneurs

'Pot for profit' laws attract entrepreneurs

Filed under: Drug Rehab Centers District of Columbia

Other states could follow. “What was passed in Colorado and Washington really is unprecedented,” says Beau Kilmer, who co-directs the Rand Corporation's Drug Policy Center and… Continue reading

Veterans District Court Starts in Monroe County

Veterans district court starts in Monroe County

Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans

America's first veterans court was started in Buffalo, N.Y., in January 2008 in response to the increase in the number of veterans in New York's drug… Continue reading

Tarantino Compares the War on Drugs to Slavery

Tarantino compares the War on Drugs to slavery

Filed under: drug rehabs in nh

Iconic film director Quentin Tarantino believes that US drug policy, and the subsequent mass incarceration of African Americans, is comparable to pre-Civil War slavery. In an… Continue reading