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Penalties For Drug Use at NCAA Schools Varies Widely
At the end of October, three Louisiana State University football players were suspended for one game after testing positive for synthetic marijuana. This week, three University of Georgia running backs...
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New Year’s Resolutions From Juvenile Drug Court
It’s easy to make New Year’s resolutions. Keeping them, though, takes a resolution that many, well-intended people simply don’t have. For those whose plans are to lose a stubborn 10 pounds or run a...
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Reclaiming Futures Updates Model for Teen Recovery
Reclaiming Futures‘ six-step model for helping young people who are struggling with alcohol, drugs and crime is receiving an update. The program began in 10 communities in 2001 with a $21 million grant...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Mandatory Cigarette Health Warning Labels
This week a federal judge ruled in favor of tobacco companies challenging a FDA requirement that would force cigarette manufacturers to place graphic warning labels on their products. “The government...
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OP-ED: The Adolescent Brain and Substance Abuse: Looking the Elephant In the Eye
drugfree.orgSusan Broderick Having devoted my professional career to working in the justice systems, I have seen first-hand the dramatic impact drugs and alcohol have on offenders, victims and their...
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OP-ED: Pretending to “Care About Kids”—But Really Caring About Pot
“Our children” are routinely trotted out (sometimes with sincerity) as public relations tools to sell various agendas politicians and interest groups push. Nothing brings out transparent exploitation...
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