New Direction Needed in the War on Drugs | © 2010 Longmont Times-Call

Addiction therapies target brain circuits
Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? A drug that wakes up narcoleptics treat cocaine addiction? An old antidepressant fight methamphetamine abuse?

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Drug penalties don’t work for heroin users in Santa Cruz, court analysis shows
SANTA CRUZ — The majority of people arrested for using or selling heroin in a Santa Cruz area plagued by drugs did not face stiff consequences, a Sentinel investigation of court records found.

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New direction needed in the war on drugs | © 2010 Longmont Times-Call
A frequently seen anti-drug campaign features an image of a marijuana leaf overlaid with the message, If you’re not telling them no, you’re telling them yes.

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