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Former Drug Cop Releases Surprising Video
OP-ED Responds to the MTF Survey
Monitoring the Future Survey Released
Democrats Talk About Foreign Drug Policy Reform
City Council Pursues Smoking Ban in Public
Recreational Use of Prescription Drugs Rising
ONDCP to Use YouTube
Portugal to Start Safe-Injection Sites
Teens Worry About Drugs More than Parents Know
DEA Arrests Somali Users of East African Stimulant
Afghan Opium Cultivation Hits Record High
Parents Heavily Underestimate Kids' Substance Use
Marijuana and Early Pregnancy Failures
US Cigarette Sales Hit 55-Year Low
Bolivian President Criticizes US Policy
Prescription Opioid Deaths Increasingly Common
Indiana Prison Focuses on Re-Entry
Changes to California's Prop. 36 Prompt Lawsuit
Study Examines Potential of Psilocybin
New Evidence for Gateway Theory
Study Links Cigarette Tax Cuts to Increased Initiation Rates Among Young Adults.
Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment Rejected
Michigan Supreme Court Decided Trace Levels Enough for DUI
Cocaine Treatment Drug Shows Promise with Meth Patients
Study Examines Availability of Prescription Drugs Online
U.N. Releases 2006 World Drug Report
Drinking While Pregnant May Cause Childhood Leukemia
Meth Use Among Workers Down from 2004
Sentencing Project Evaluates Meth Epidemic
Results from 2005 NYRBSS Are In
Patterns of Natural Remission
New ONDCP Advertisements Target Hispanic Meth Users
ONDCP Outlines First Synthetic Drug Control Strategy
ACLU Challenges Alaskan Law
Study Finds Link Between Overdoses and Liver Disease.
Alaska's New Marijuana-Meth Law
Zurich Opiates Policy Appears to Change Stigma for Heroin Use
White House Seeks to Reduce Methamphetamine Usage 15 Percent by 2009
Experimentation in Drugs and Sex Leads to Depression Gap Between Boys and Girls
Study Tracks Teen Drug Use in ER
Anti-Drug Ally Uribe Reelected in Colombia
Government's Monopoly On Legally Available Marijuana Hampers Research
Number of Older Users Expected to Swell
Young Club Drug Users Consume Multiple Illicit Drugs
Some Offenders Venturing Incarceration Over Treatment
The Sleeper Effect
Reduction in Domestic Meth Production Might Have Boosted Addiction Levels
Blood Tests May Help Smokers Quit
Marijuana Uncorrelated to Lung Cancer
Mexican Meth Replaces Reduced Domestic Supply in Washington
States Seek to Toughen Restrictions on Alcohol Advertising
University of Michigan Health System Finds Drug Use Prevalent In Teen Hospital Admissions
Doubling of Older Drug Addicts
NYC Public High School Students Report Higher Levels of Drinking Post-9/11
Sioux Who Grew Industrial Hemp Find Conviction Upheld in Circuit Court
Synthetic THC-like Medicine Approved by FDA
Teen Prescription Use at 19%
Study Finds Anti-Marijuana Advertisements Cause More Positive Attitude Towards Marijuana Use
New Policy Could Place Graphic Images on Cigarette Packages in New Zealand
DEA Claims Worldwide Meth Use Exceeds Heroin and Cocaine Use Combined
Growing Trend in Young Impotence Associated With Lifestyle, Inlcuding Drug Use
Research Finds Decline in Alcohol Advertisments Reaching Youth
New Jersey to Decide Medical Marijuana Legalization Next Month
SAMHSA Releases DAWN 2004 Report on Drug Related Emergency Room Visits
Alcohol Predominates Among Substance Abuse Admissions for Older Men
Study Examines Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment
ONDCP Releases Two Statements Regarding Mexico
Preliminary Study Finds No Structural Change in Developing Brain with Cannabis Use
Web Surveys on Drug Use Appear As Reliable as Mail Surveys for Secondary Effects of Drug Use in College Age Users
New Changes
Congressman Seeks Treatment for Pain Medication Addiction
Albany District Attorney Criticizes Drug Laws
Fox Changes His Mind
Clearing the Fog on Mexico's New Drug Laws
Mexico Legalizes Possession of Some Drugs
Temporary Lag in Coverage
MDMA and Impulse Control
Article Examines the Toxicity of Recreational Drugs
Evaluation of DWI Screening Tests
Drug May Help With Cocaine Addiction
Canadian Supreme Court Defines Addiction as a Disability
A Call for Marijuana Legalization
Age Of Overdose Victims Rising
FDA Issues Statement Discounting Smoked Marijuana for Medical Uses
New Jersey Considers Needle Exchange Program
California's Prop. 36 Gets Another Positive Review
Tennessee Turns Down Meth Treatment Facility
ONDCP Data Show MDMA Market Contracting
Peruvian Candidate Challenges U.S. International Control Policies
Montana and Illinois Authorize "Meth Prisons"
Admission to Treatment for Alcohol and Cocaine Users Relatively Declines While Marijuana and Stimulant Users Rise
Youth Daytime Dealing and Drug Use Reduced on Nonschool Days
SSDP Gets The Statistics
Cincinnati Marijuana Challenged
Canadian Legislation to Target Marijuana Grow Ops
One Third of Drivers Who Test Positive for Illegal Drugs Pass Impairment Test
Meth on Reservations
FBI Criminal Investigations Drop
ONDCP Releases 2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia
New Soft Drink Made from Coca Leaves
Conference Names Synthetic Opiates and Painkiller Abuse a Big Problem
Link Found Between Violent Video Games and Drug Use
Study Examines Marijuana Gateway Hypothesis
Study Suggests Tumor Growth Aided by Alcohol
Deleware's Former Chief Prosecutor Criticizes War on Drugs
Study of Teen Drug Use
Low Self Esteem as Adolescent Linked to Later Drug Dependence
Report Finds Drug Free Zones Increase Disproportionate Incarceration of Minorities
Study Estimates Illicit Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Across States
Judge Awards South Carolina Students $1.2 Million in Police Raid
California's Prop. 36 Validated Again
Apparent Racial Profiling in Meth Investigation
Hallucinogens Reconsidered by Medicine
Researchers Report Compulsive Behavior Linked to Parkinson's Medications
Man Abuses MDMA in a Huge Way
Best Marijuana Addiction Treatment?
Italy Sets Drug Trafficking Limit at 5 Grams of Marijuana
Marijuana Increases Emphysema Risk
Nicotine Patches or Gums May Hinder Chemotherapy
Youths' Sweet Tooth
Alcohol and Coronary Health Studies May be Flawed
Marijuana Interferes with Fertility Treatments
Department of Education Settles with Students for a Sensible Drug Policy
Cigarettes Increases Risk of Impotence
Los Angeles County Votes on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Study Finds Lower Levels of Depression in Marijuana Users
Different Brain Responses Linked to Level of Addiction
Tobacco Increases Risk of Bladder Cancer
Genetic Dispositions to Alcohol and Nicotine May Be Related
Innovative Way to Calculate Cocaine Users
ACLU Challenges Student Aid Provision
Article Examines Efficacy of Random Drug Testing
Emergency Room Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts
Females Aged 12-17 More Likely to Begin Using Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Marijuana
British National Survey Finds One in Five Secondary School Students Have Tried Drugs in the Past Year
California Seeks to Throw Out San Diego's Medical Marijuana Lawsuit
Federal Advisory Panel Rejects Warning for ADHD Drugs
Lower Drinking Age in New Zealand Blamed for Increase in Youth Car Accidents
Study Examines Correlation Between Youth Ownership of Alcohol-Branded Products and Alcohol Consumption Later in Life
Study Released on Initiates to Inhalants
Drug Budget Criticized by Other Side
Article Points Out Inconsistencies in Zogby Polling of Marijuana Legalization Supporters
NPR Discusses Salvia
White House Presses for More High School Drug Testing
DPA Report Outlines Successes of California's Prop 36
Media Points Out Exaggerated Statistics in Drug Czar's Spring Break Warning
Zogby Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Favor Marijuana Regulation Similar to Alcohol Regulation
Australian Military Considers Accepting Previous Drug Users to Fill Recruitment Gap
ONDCP Warns of Risks to High Schoolers Over Spring Break
More Bizarre Ambien-Related Behavior
Pain Medications Prescribed Early in Life Increase Risk of Illicit Use in College
Concern Over Female Drinking Habits
Gene Variation Increases Susceptibility to Cocaine Addiction
Yes, Marijuana Does Impair Memory
New Technology Quickly Detects Cocaine in the Bloodstream
Australia Tries New Cannabis Education Strategy
Bush Signs "Combat Meth Act"
Drug Czar John Walters Answers Questions About Drug Policies
New Canadian Government Rejects Bids to Decriminalize Marijuana
North Dakota Sees Drop in Meth Production
Article Considers The Supreme Court's Power Over the Medical Profession
Claimed Victories In War On Drugs Countered by Statistics, Some Say
Sleeping Pill Ambien Blamed for Auto Accidents
U.S. Health and Human Services Funds New Anti-Drug Campaign Aimed at College Students
Drug Users Underreport Habits
Transcript of 60 Minutes Interview with Marijuana "Prince" Marc Emery
Canadian Police Crack Down on Seed-Selling Websites
Parental Involvement Reduces Risk-Taking in Teens
The Patriot Act Attempts to Curb Meth Labs
Proposed Reform to California's "Three Strikes"
Effect of Work on Drug Abuse
Study Shows Extent of Nicotine Addiction
Students Approve Equal Marijuana and Alcohol Penalities at Two Universities
Illinois Senate Will Vote on Medical Marijuana
More Meth Users Admitted for Treatment
Study Finds Adults Not Likely to Abuse ADHD Drugs
State Department Warns of Afghan Drug Trade
Walter Cronkite Opinion Piece Critical of War on Drugs
Idaho Bill Would Jail Pregnant Meth Users
Proposed Federal Drug Control Budget for 2007 Emphasizes Enforcement
Pregnant Women and Methamphetamine Use in Problematic Areas
Club Drug Usage Among Treated Teens
Group Pushes for Nutritional Information on Alcohol Labels
Wisconsin Legislature Considers Classifying Alcohol as a Date Rape Drug
Drug Czar Issues Statement Regarding U.S. - Columbian Free Trade Agreement
Marijuana Detectable for Shorter Time Than Previously Thought
Compound in Marijuana Saves Diabetics' Eyesight
Salvia Blamed for Suicide
Another California City Moving to Block Dispensaries
War on Meth in Arizona
College of Charlston Tightens Marijuana Policies
Costs of Legal Defense Passed on to Criminals
Leftover Prohibition Law Hurts Business in West Virginia
Marijuana Legalization on Nevada's Ballot
Risk of Stroke Higher for Former Smokers
Ohio to Ban Meth Ingredient
Small Religious Sect Allowed to Practice Sacrament
Alcohol Use Interferes with Diabetes Self-Treatment
Convenience Store Clerks Arrested for Sale of Meth Ingredients
Connecticut Proposes Restrictions to Interfere with Meth Production
Bolivia Changes Policy at Behest of U.S.
Alcohol Industry Reaches Women, Youth
Four States Make Case for Industrially Grown Hemp
Australians Support Indonesian Government's Hard Line Stance
Politician's Son Caught Selling
Connecticut State Gets Tough with Dealers
Article Criticizes Drug Hysteria
Study Finds War on Marijuana Misguided
City Extends Ban on Marijuana Dispensaries
Noisy Ecstacy
WHO Targets Counterfit Drugs With Taskforce
Southern California City Targets Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
PBS Program on Meth
WHO Warns of Counterfit Drugs
New Mexico Medical Marijuana Effort Hits Major Snag
Workers Report Alcohol Use and Impairment at the Workplace
Availability, Use of Hallucinogens Declines Among High School Seniors
Pill Could Prevent HIV Infection
Canada's Disturbing New Meth (Ab)Users
Air Marshals Smuggle Cocaine
Medical Marijuana in Hawaii
Do the North Dakota Police Sell Weed?
Questions Arise in Montana's New Medical Marijuana Law
Alcohol, Marijuana and Noise Violations Targeted in Southern California
UK Policy Change Means All Metropolitan Officers Can Be Tested
Pediatricians Support Needle Exchange to Stop HIV
Olympic Officials Use Surprise Methods for Doping Tests
Indian Government Making Drugs Cheaper
U.S. Seizures of Cheap Overseas Drugs Increase
Duke University Adopts a Zero-Tolerance Policy
Report Shows Girls Trying Drugs Before Boys
ADHD Drugs Could Be Responsible for Heart Problems
Austrailian Prime Minister Takes Harder Stance on Marijuana
Drug Supply, Price, and Violence
Cannabis Cures Cough
Challenge to Ruling that Medical Marijuana Patients Can Be Fired
Italy Begins Massive Drug Crackdown
The Bush Administration Reveals Drug Policies for 2006
Indiana School District Drug Tests Students as Early as Seventh Grade
Government Provides Drug Companies With More Protection, Funding
FDA Allows Earlier Human Testing
FDA to Monitor Advertising
Britain Releases Comprehensive Drug Report
Passive Exposure to Marijuana Smoke Causes False Positives
SSDP fights the Department of Education, Part 2
How to Protect the Children of Addicts?
Future of Two Flu Drugs Looks Hazy
Marijuana Users at Risk for Bladder Cancer
SSDP Sues Department of Education
Puppies Used to Smuggle Heroin
Medical Marijuana May Find a New Enemy in California
Alaskan House of Representatives Rejects Senate's Changes on Anti-Marijuana and Meth Bill
Study Finds that Combining Antipsychotic Drugs for Schizophrenia Not Beneficial
Prescription Opioids: Dangerously Deceiving?
Medical Marijuana in New Mexico?
California Announces Plans to Sue Federal Gov't
Underage Drinking and the Emergency Room
Compulsive Gamblers Find Luck in a Pill
Halting Antidepressant Medication During Pregnancy is Dangerous
Man Calls Police to Report Stolen Stash
Drug Policy Voter Guide
Pharmaceutical Can Cause Dementia
Sides Chosen in Legalization Effort: California & New Mexico
Cost Effectiveness and the War on Drugs
The Czech Republic: A "Do-It-Yourself Nation"
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Former Drug Cop Releases Surprising Video
OP-ED Responds to the MTF Survey
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Democrats Talk About Foreign Drug Policy Reform
City Council Pursues Smoking Ban in Public
Recreational Use of Prescription Drugs Rising
ONDCP to Use YouTube
Portugal to Start Safe-Injection Sites
Teens Worry About Drugs More than Parents Know
DEA Arrests Somali Users of East African Stimulant
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