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drug abuse
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Blackfeet Nation Decriminalizes Medical Cannabis Amid Substance Abuse Crisis
Members of the Blackfeet nation can now possess medical cannabis obtained legally in Montana.
Renowned Medical Marijuana Doctor Says Concentrates Should be Banned
Dr. Rav Ivker wants people to start thinking critically about concentrates.
Five Years into Marijuana Legalization: What Didn’t Happen
Prohibitionists’ fears about legal weed didn’t materialize.
How To Challenge The Stigma Against Cannabis Consumption
As pot prohibition continues, lets take a look at a recent report that outlines how to fight the lingering stigma against cannabis consumption.
Lawmaker Asks Medical Marijuana Users To Pay For Anti-Drug Program
A Republican lawmaker is asking for patients in Arizona's medical marijuana program to subsidize anti-drug efforts.
Why Are Teachers And School Officials Acting Like Drug Cops?
Teachers are increasingly taking the role of drug cops—often to a detriment.
Walgreens To Sell Overdose Reversal Drug Without A Prescription
But it'll cost you.
The Opiate Crisis Is Officially a Fentanyl-Fueled Disaster
It didn’t take long for America to conquer both prescription pain pills and the sea of good old…
Meet the Activist Defying Cops to Hand out Free Pot to Opiate Users
It’s wrong to call the opiate crisis an “epidemic.” Ucontrollable spreads of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria or Zika…
Jeff Sessions: Drug Overdoses Are ‘Top Lethal Issue’ in the U.S.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday called drug overdose deaths “the top lethal…
Some Treatment Centers Keep Addicts Hooked for Insurance Money
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest…
Opioid Overdose Victims Keep Getting Prescribed Same Pills That Almost Killed Them
People who survive an opioid overdose are often prescribed the same dangerous drugs that had them one foot…
U.S. Teen Drug Overdose Deaths Inch Up After Years of Decline
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of decline, teen deaths from drug overdoses have inched up, a new…
Donald Trump Calls New Hampshire a “Drug-Infested Den” During Talk with Mexican President
The Washington Post has obtained transcripts of two “get-to-know-you” phone conversations Trump had with foreign leaders shortly after…
Opioid Commission Ignores Nearly 8,000 Comments about Pot
The president’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, led by Chris Christie, issued a preliminary report,…
Trump Drug Commission Calls for National Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s drug commission has called on him to declare a national emergency to…
Are Drug Overdoses This Generation’s AIDS Crisis?
A public health researcher recently told a reporter about a 29-year-old man who said that half of his…
Ben Carson Blames Political Correctness for Drug Abuse
Current Republican presidential front-runner Ben Carson is proving himself a master of misstatements, vague and uninformative replies, and…