Ethan Nadelmann – Oslo Freedom Forum 2012 – Ethan Nadelmann explains the devastating impact of the War on Drugs on individual rights, arguing that there are innovative policy alternatives to the current norms that do not take such a toll on freedoms, democracy, and rule of law. www.OsloFreedomForum.com @OsloFreedomFrm #OFF12
Kentucky Invests Million to Treat Drug Addiction in Prisoners
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The University of Kentucky study also showed that participants in jail-based treatment programs are 60 percent less likely to use drugs following release, and those in prison-based treatment cut the risk by 54 percent. As of the end of August, a total … Read more on TestCountry.com (blog)
Officers Still Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse
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A lot of officers are on the street to fight the synthetic drug problems, but they're also still trying to combat prescription drug addiction. Prescription drug abuse can be found among people of all ages. Some get hooked on the pills after they've … Read more on WDTV
Drugs a public health issue: Kerlikowske
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US President Barack Obama's director of drugs policy says drug use in the community is a public health problem and not an issue of law and order. Gil Kerlikowske, the US director of the office of national drug control policy, said it was time to … Read more on Ninemsn