Drug Abuse

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Obama's Own Drug Use a Backdrop to More Lenient Sentences

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Obama's proposed 2014 budget includes a surge in spending on drug treatment and education programs, seeking $ 10.7 billion next year, up from $ 9.2 billion in 2012, which the White House touts as the “largest percentage increase in at least two decades.
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Coaches see a rise in marijuana use among high school students and student …

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There are no hard numbers to back up those claims, as Poudre School District has not participated in surveys about substance abuse for six years. This fall, the district will participate in a Healthy Kids Colorado Survey as part of an agreement to …
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Coaches, parents seek more education for youth athletes about the dangers of …

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That includes hosting the inaugural Mike Fosket Memorial golf tournament, held last weekend at Mountain Vista Golf Course, where Dawn partnered with Team Fort Collins to raise $ 3,900 for substance abuse prevention. The CDC says drug overdoses have …
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Is drug testing a school system's responsibility? Mobile, Baldwin school …

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Baldwin and Mobile counties' two neighboring school systems will likely try two different testing initiatives this fall to combat student drug abuse: voluntary signups and random screenings. Members of the two school boards are also expressing two …
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