Obama's New War on Drugs Is the Old War on Drugs

Obama's New War on Drugs Is the Old War on Drugs

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Essentially, we're looking at a shift from forcing substance users into an overburdened prison system to forcing substance users (a.k.a. “people”) into soon-to-be-overburdened drug-abuse programs. And that's required treatment that the convicted must …
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Drug Take-Back Day of the year.

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

The event is a group effort funded by a Drug-Free Communities Grant acquired by the Blount County Substance Abuse Prevention Action Team, with the 5th Judicial Drug Task Force and Blount County Sheriff's Office taking part in the drive. O'Briant said …
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Child abuse prevention discussion at West Liberty campus

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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and West Liberty University brought in a panel Friday to discuss intervention with social work students at the Highlands campus. "We have more than 25 practicing social workers who have elected to come today as …
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