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Call for Ketum Leaves to Be Classified Under Dangerous Drugs Act

Call for Ketum leaves to be classified under Dangerous Drugs Act
KUALA LUMPUR: National Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse (Pemadam) reiterated the call for ketum leaf to be classified under the Dangerous Drugs Act as a result of the rising incidence of ketum addiction especially among youths. drug… Continue reading

Pure Fentanyl Killed Three in Addison County

Pure fentanyl killed three in Addison County
Fentanyl is being sold and packaged as heroin and state officials say just a few grains of the pure drug “can stop your breathing and kill.” The Vermont State Police issued a statement on Wednesday urging Vermonters not to inject fentanyl, or any… Continue reading

Advocates on Each Side of Pot Debate Pressure Obama to Take Stand

Advocates on each side of pot debate pressure Obama to take stand
WASHINGTON — With more than half of all federal prisoners serving time on drug charges, the Obama administration says it's time to free more low-level drug offenders. “This is where you can help,” Deputy Attorney General James Cole… Continue reading

Sponsor Hopes Medical Marijuana Bill Will Pass in Georgia This Session

Sponsor hopes medical marijuana bill will pass in Georgia this session
The text of the bill contains a clause that explicitly rejects the recreational use of the drug. The proposed law would … Marijuana for research and prescription would come from the National Institute on Drug Abuse if the law… Continue reading

Whitehurst Testimony on Early Childhood Education to the House Committee on

Whitehurst Testimony on Early Childhood Education to the House Committee on
Today I wear my hat as a Brookings policy expert and as an expert on research methodology, the latter reflecting my role as the founding director of the Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education.… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Screening Bill OK'd by House

Drug abuse screening bill OK'd by House
A contentious bill to screen welfare recipients for drug abuse and limit residents to buy only "nutritional" foods with food stamps is moving forward. drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Teens, communities, and scientific experts team up for National Drug Facts Week… Continue reading