drug abuse prevention

Is It Feasible That Any Politicians Would Make a Real Effort to Repeal Unconstitutional Laws of Importance?

Question by G G: Is it feasible that any politicians would make a real effort to repeal unconstitutional laws of importance?
For example, is it likely that anyone in power would make a genuine effort to get laws that infringe upon our civil rights, any time soon?

For example, the Patriot Act, the Federal Reserve Act, and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act.

Or, would politicians face so much disapproval and unpopularity that they wouldn’t risk losing their next election?

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Prosecuting a War Against Heroin

Prosecuting a war against heroin

Filed under: drug addiction help centers

… campaign against the drug that nearly destroyed him. Since emerging from a rehab in southern Illinois 17 months ago, he has spoken at rallies and schools, given numerous interviews and even conducted a cautionary YouTube tour of dope spots around …
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Marilyn L. Cook: Keep mental health services viable, accessible

Filed under: drug addiction help centers

How Much Do Taxpayers Pay as a Consequence of Illegal Drugs?

Question by Suzianne: How much do taxpayers pay as a consequence of illegal drugs?
Is there a source for statistics on the cost of drug abuse prevention campaigns, tax payer funded medical expenses due to drug abuse, drug-related law enforcement, and the prosecution and incarceration of drug users and traffickers in the United States?

(What impact do drugs have on our national economy?)

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Who Is Worthy of Receiving a Speech of Tribute?

Question by clerick145: Who is worthy of receiving a speech of tribute?
In my public speaking class, we are giving “speeches of tribute.” It can be a person, place, or group. I’m looking for something different than everybody else talking about someone in their family with drug addiction or other cliche stuff. I want something interesting and appealing to most people. Any ideas?

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Answer by Nicholaus
i think it would be interesting to do a speech of tribute to Mao Zedong. he was a terrible dictator of China, however he really changed their culture and instated a lot of ideas that are still there today.

Synthetic Drug Use on the Rise

Synthetic drug use on the rise

Filed under: drug abuse

The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 outlaws nine synthetic psychedelic drugs in the “2C” family with a makeup similar to 25-B or 25-I. But the compound has been changed slightly to form these legal drugs. RELATED ASSETS. “It is not …
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Red tape fiasco ensnares Far Rockaway drug treatment center – sending 150

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Recovering Drug Addicts Find a Chaotic and Unregulated World of Halfway Houses

Recovering drug addicts find a chaotic and unregulated world of halfway houses

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

But a downward spiral of prescription drug abuse led to broken relationships, car accidents, and jail. While waiting for a bed to open in a drug treatment center, Emily checked into a halfway house on Okaloosa Street in Tampa, but she never checked out.
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Prescription Drug Disposal Program Comes To Pound Ridge

Filed under: prescription drug addiction