Drug Education
The Need for Prescription Drug Harm-Reduction
Posted in Reader Blogs by elephant on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 3:05pmToday I had the second appointment with my psychiatrist. In ten minutes, I was prescribed a 5 month supply of the stimulant medication Adderall.
Canada: With Conservative Government Pushing Tough Crime Package, Liberal MP Responds With Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
The Conservative government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has introduced a crime and drugs package it had hoped to quickly push through Parliament, but with opposition, the Liberals sta
The White House: Obama on Drug Policy
The incoming Obama administration has posted its agenda online at the White House web site Whitehouse.gov.
Feature: Narcs Cheer -- House Economic Stimulus Bill Would Give Byrne Grant Program $3 Billion Over Three Years
Think Tanks: Substance Abuse Center "Join Together" Merges With Califano's Controversial CASA
The Boston University-based drug treatment and prevention group Join Together is merging with the controversial
Latin America: UNODC Head Again Blames Drugs -- Not Drug Prohibition -- for Crime and Violence
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) executive director Antonio Maria Costa used the occasion of the October 8 meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Safety in Mexico City to again blame the d
Public Opinion: Three-Quarters of Likely Voters Believe Drug War is Failing and More than One-Quarter Favor Legalization, Zogby Poll Finds
According to a Zogby/Inter-American Dialogue poll released Thursday, more than three-quarters of likely voters polled said America's
Feature: Vancouver's Safe Injection Site Fights for Its Life -- Again
The only officially-sanctioned safe injection site in North America, Vancouver's InSite will have to close its doors June 30 if the Canadian feder
Bush Drug Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery Budget Cuts Raise Chorus of Criticism
The Bush administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2009 spending for drug treatment, prevention, and recovery includes significant funding cuts for some programs, and that has critics ranging from form
Drug Treatment: Federal Budget Provides Same Funding or Small Increases for Treatment, Prevention Programs, But Reduces Safe and Drug-Free Grants Program
As part of the half-trillion dollar omnibus appropriations bill approved by Congress this week and expected to be signed shortly by President Bush, drug treatment and prevention funding was approve
Africa: NGOs Criticize Emphasis on Cutting Drug Supply, Urge Attention to Demand Reduction
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from across West and Central Africa meeting last weekend in Dakar, Senegal, criticized the United Nations (UN) and West and Central African governments for foc
Drug Policy Forum of Kansas: Action Alert April 25, 2007
Posted in In the Trenches by David Guard on Wed, 04/25/2007 - 4:12pmTake Action! - Help Repeal Higher Education Act Drug Provision
Take Action! - Ask Congress to Allow Medical Marijuana Research
Take Action! - Support Second Chance Act for Drug Offenders
ACLU Forum: Wakarusa '07 - Privacy Rights in Public Places
Feature: In Britain, Labor's Decade-Long Drug War a Failure, New Report Finds
With Britain's 10-year UK Drug Strategy up for renewal or replacement next year, a series of reports detailing its flaws have appeared in recent months. Now, we can add one more to the list.
