Drug Use Afflicts US City of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08

Drug use afflicts US city of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08 – Drug abuse continues to be a major problem in the United States, though neither the Democratic or Republican presidential candidates have said much about how they would deal with it. Al Jazeera’s Monica Villamizar reports from Baltimore, a city that has struggled to deal with its inner-city drug problems.

Legal marijuana not actually legal

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Legalization will rapidly increase youth drug use and its consequences. A longitudinal study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that early persistent marijuana use permanently decreases IQ by as much as 8 points, moving a person of …
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Commissioners approve sales tax to fund mental health programs

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In particular, they said state cuts will jeopardize two successful programs next year: Drug Court, which allows defendants to avoid felony convictions if they agree to strict monitoring and treatment, and Phoenix House, for recovering addicts and their …
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Mary Bono Mack to press own war on drugs

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Kevin Warren, president of U.S. client operations for Xerox Technology, and Donald Truslow, president of the Washington-based Financial Stability Industry Council, also were elected to the board Tuesday. “Each has a passion for preventing drug abuse, …
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