drug policy

Ozzy Osbourne Speaks About His Denial and Addiction

Ozzy Osbourne Speaks about his Denial and Addiction — https://www.musicares.org Breaking though the denial of addiction; Ozzy Osborn talks about how he felt invincible while addicted in this MusiCares® video. Mu…


Official: Recovering drug addicts should speak up
The president's top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

Judge Denies Another Delay in Drug Cases

Judge denies another delay in drug cases
If its a first offense, time served and release to a rehab center. Why aren't the Drug Courts doing their job and court ordering to detox and rehab, oh I forget we don't have detox and rehabs in Delaware, we just have prisons.… Continue reading

Voodoo Worshiper 'Decapitated Man With a Guitar String and Kept the Severed

Voodoo worshiper 'decapitated man with a guitar string and kept the severed
After he had finished with his brutal treatment of Gerety, Harris then decapitated him with the string, according to Williams' testimony. Then, Harris is said to have put Gerety's torso, arms and legs in a barrel and… Continue reading

Biz Buzz for March 24, 2014

Biz Buzz for March 24, 2014
Weberg comes to NRRI with 25 years of experience at DuPont USA, most recently in Buffalo, N.Y., as Global R&D manager in DuPont's Building Innovations, Surfaces Division. He holds a …. Hoglund also will receive first place in the documentary category …
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OP ED: Marijuana, as the Next Big Tobacco, Risks Disaster

OP ED: Marijuana, as the Next Big Tobacco, Risks Disaster
Science and public health must inform drug policy decisions – not public opinion and a national campaign funded by a giant industry that sells an addictive, psychotropic drug. It's despairing that Representative Edith H. Ajello and Senator Joshua …
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Most Alcohol-Linked Deaths Occur Among Working-Age Adults

Most alcohol-linked deaths occur among working-age adults
This is likely because poverty drives addiction, said Janina Kean, president and CEO of High Watch Recovery Center, a drug-rehab facility in Kent, Conn. "There's more exposure to drugs and alcohol in the impoverished way that minorities in our country …
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New England Confronts Heroin Epidemic

New England confronts heroin epidemic
The number of heroin users doubled across the U.S. between 2002 and 2012, to 335,000, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Deaths from drug overdoses have tripled nationwide since 1990, thanks mostly to …
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