The findings are clear evidence of the link between drugs and crime. It is imperative that we address our nation's drug problem not just as a criminal justice issue but as a public health issue. We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem.
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.02.2012
The painful process of foreclosure sometimes carries over to the next prospective buyers. In Anoka, Minnesota, twenty-somethings Nate Kruckeberg a...
Juliet Jeske | Posted 05.12.2012
Rush Limbaugh might have finally gone too far. Attacking half of the adult population directly is not always the best game plan for winning over converts to his cause.
Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.25.2012
In this sense, poverty itself is what singles a pregnant woman out for persecution. It is no coincidence that the main focus for drug prosecutions for pregnant women in the United States is crack cocaine, a drug almost exclusively used by the resource-poor.
Susie Spain | Posted 03.20.2012
Angels at Risk is building a web between schools, rehabilitation centers and prevention programs. We continue to make a difference in the quality of our community, both in preventing short-term crisis and in maintaining long-term social stability.
Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 03.05.2012
Once you watch an episode of Shameless you will swear you aren't going to watch any more, but then there you are -- following each and every episode. It is addictive; once it grabs you, it won't let go.
Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 01.02.2012
If Beth Webb Hart is writing for a religious readership then she has created a successful novel, but if she is aiming for the masses she has failed.
Evan Allis | Posted 12.19.2011
Many parents have a difficult time knowing what to do with their defiant teens. Sometimes it might seem like all of your efforts are worthless, and at...
Posted 11.22.2011
By Luke Hunt, The Diplomat The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has confirmed what to many has been clear for some time – t...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.07.2011
The promise of the American dream has given many hope that they themselves could one day rise up the economic ladder. But according to a study release...
Posted 10.26.2011
A survey about the behaviors of suburban Chicago teenagers released by the Cook County Department of Public Health Thursday revealed some disturbing i...
Metro | Posted 10.18.2011
New Yorkers are popping so many painkillers that prescriptions for oxycodone have doubled citywide since 2007 -- leading some into harder drugs like h...
Scott Morgan | Posted 09.27.2011
You cannot present yourself as a proponent of a public health approach while simultaneously advocating the aggressive pursuit, arrest, and imprisonment of people who might need help with a health problem.
The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.21.2011
For a state that gets celebrated for having health-focused, active, outdoorsy citizens, there is a new report that sheds some disturbing light on a da...
AP | Posted 08.31.2011
INNSBRUCK, Austria — An 80-year old woman has been found guilty of smuggling drugs for her addicted son and sentenced to two years in prison. T...
Alex Wirth | Posted 07.19.2011
It is time for our community leaders to understand that youth must be engaged, and it must be done correctly.
Posted 05.28.2011
Everyone knows that advertising has long been used to influence society -- particularly around consumption of goods. But advertising has also been use...
Posted 09.13.2011
Sex and addiction expert Dr. Drew offers specific guidelines on how to plan an intervention for a friend or family member suffering from chemical d...
Daily Intel | By: | Posted 05.25.2011
Over the past three years, the number of prescriptions for oxycodone in New York City has doubled. The city's special narcotics prosecutor, Bridget Br...
Tony Newman | Posted 05.25.2011
When people think of a "drug user," they envision someone who is "not me." The reality is that most Americans are drug users.
Posted 05.25.2011
The NYPD has been unkind to the possessors of 'kind bud'. Marijuana possession was the top reason for arrests in New York city in 2010, according t...
Rob Kampia | Posted 05.25.2011
It wasn't long ago that discussing drug legalization was akin to considering whether it should be legal to dump toxic waste on your property line. But now, the marijuana issue is finally legitimate.
Posted 05.25.2011
The February issue of National Geographic takes an in-depth look at Afghanistan's opium wars. As writer Robert Draper discovers, a key step to securin...
Posted 05.25.2011
Call it a case of high-flying criminal ingenuity: Colombia police captured a carrier pigeon trying to fly into a Bucarmanga jail with marijuana and co...
EdNewsColorado | Rebecca Jones | Posted 05.25.2011
Drug violations shot up dramatically in Colorado schools during the 2009-10 school year, reversing a decade of steady declines, newly released statist...
R. Gil Kerlikowske | Posted 05.17.2012