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    May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Miami area leaders discuss marijuana legalization

    Miami Herald
    Longtime Miami civil rights leader T. Willard Fair had been hearing stories about the casual use of marijuana among youth in Liberty City. Then, on a visit to Liberty Square, he witnessed the trend: adults and teens smoking openly. "I was in a meeting...

    Tags: Miami-Dade County, The Miami Herald, Drug Trafficking, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida Legislature

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Forum participants warn of heroin use in Will County

    Fran Marinier wept softly beneath a memorial tent at Lewis University, the same campus where her 20-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin five months ago while visiting a student.
    Fran Marinier wept softly beneath a memorial tent at Lewis University, the same campus where her 20-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin five months ago while visiting a student. The Frankfort resident said she did everything she knew to help her...

    Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Epidemics and Plagues, Frankfort, Substance Abuse, Heroin

    3. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Health law could overwhelm addiction services

    CHICAGO (AP) — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United States goes toward addiction, and few alcoholics and drug addicts receive treatment. One huge barrier, according to many experts, has been a lack of health insurance.
    CHICAGO (AP) — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United...

    Tags: Employment, Mental Health, Insurance, Diabetes, Medicaid

    4. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Maryland can prevent overdose deaths

    With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School, Prescription Drugs, Science and Technology, Teachers

    5. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

    CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits.
    CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe...

    Tags: Lawyers, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Organized Crime, Justice System

    6. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in U.S.

    Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Drug Trafficking, Prescription Drugs, Demographics, Gil Kerlikowske

    7. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. US citing security to censor more public records

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored in the name of national security files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama took office, according to a new analysis by The Associated Press.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored in the name of national security files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama...

    Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Defense, Science and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC

    8. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Roots of pot cultivation in national forests are hard to trace

    WELDON, Calif. — A few minutes after 4 a.m., agents in camouflage cluster in a dusty field in Kern County. "Movement needs to be slow, deliberate and quiet," the team leader whispers. "Lock and load now."
    WELDON, Calif. — A few minutes after 4 a.m., agents in camouflage cluster in a dusty field in Kern County. "Movement needs to be slow, deliberate and quiet," the team leader whispers. "Lock and load now." They check their ammunition and assault...

    Tags: Fertilizer, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Immigration, Medical Marijuana Therapy

    9. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. New permanent drug drop-off box installed

    Those looking to discard their prescription and over-the-counter drugs will now have a permanent drug drop-off box at the Charlevoix Police Department. Over the last few years, Petoskey's Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, in coordination with many...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs, Drug Trafficking, Chemical Industry, Aquaculture

    10. Nov 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. More Californians driving high than drunk on weekends, study says

    L.A. NOW
    State officials are warning against "drugged driving" after a statewide survey found that drugs that can affect driving in one of every seven weekend nighttime motorists -- nearly twice as many drivers as has alcohol in their system....
    11. Nov 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Letters to the Editor - Nov. 9

    Prescription turn-in event targets youth drug abuse To the editor: An alarming number of Washington County youth are intentionally abusing prescription medications to get high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, 2010 Census, Elections

    12. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  12. Somerset County Prison Board addresses repeat offenders

    Daily American Staff Writer
    About 72 percent of the people in the Somerset County Jail are repeat offenders, according to statistics released at the Somerset County Prison Board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday.   There were 107 people incarcerated in October, with an average...

    Tags: Rentals, Prisons

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