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.

Punjab's struggle with drugs

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

The irony is: the writer of report, Amritsar-based sociologist Ranwinder Singh Sandhu, insists that his 2006 study has been misinterpreted: “I didn't study the general population, but a scientific sample of 600 drug addicts from four districts …
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Former Celtic Chris Herren to speak at Galvin

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Herren, a former NBA player and Fall River, MA high school basketball legend, realized his life long dream of playing for the Boston Celtics only to lose it all to alcohol and drug addiction. Sober since Aug. 1, 2008, Chris has refocused his life to …
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Drug Court update provided for Kiwanians

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Victor Head, Barry County associate circuit judge, and Barry County Prosecutor Johnnie Cox spoke about the program that both have helped lead since 2008. Drug court … A clinical drug abuse screening is completed with a treatment coordinator. Head …
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