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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Punishment, Pakistan, Bogota (Colombia), Colombia
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Kannapolis students to take part in growth study
Independent Tribune, Concord, N.C.KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Kannapolis City Schools will begin a partnership that will allow researchers to study the growth and development in the system's first-graders over the next few years. Members of the Kannapolis City Board of Education heard a...Tags: Education, Social Sciences, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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After-school programs: Good for kids and the community
Most working parents aren’t home when their kids get out of school. There’s a constant need for families to cover the kid-care gap between school ends and when work ends. That’s where after-school programs come in. School...
Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Josh Hamilton's allergies not linked to drug use, doctors say
addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); Josh Hamilton said he was assured by doctors this week that the allergies that lead to occasional sinus and throat discomfort and dizziness...Tags: Barry Enright, Dentistry and Dental Health, Allergies, Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Former Osceola Principal David Groover gets one year in prison on drug conviction
KISSIMMEE — David Groover, formerly principal of Partin Settlement Elementary School, must serve a year in prison following his guilty plea and sentencing Monday for dealing drugs, court records show. The once widely popular educator admitted to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Recreational Substance Use, Methamphetamine (drug), University of Central Florida
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Authorities to discuss warning signs of meth labs at community event
Daily American Staff WriterMethamphetamine labs are being found more in Somerset County than in previous years, said Cpl. Dennis Ulery, a supervisor on the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team. "Last year we had a 40 percent increase statewide and we are on pace...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Drug Trafficking, Methamphetamine (drug), Symptoms, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Drug abuse in Asia: 'Emergency situation' in Indonesia
The Straits TimesJAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN) -- In a Jakarta club, where the local authorities admit that the drug problem is spiralling out of control, music is throbbing. Some clubbers punch their fists in the air, swaying hypnotically to the beat while others sip...Tags: Indonesia, Drug Trafficking, Politics, Methamphetamine (drug), Substance Abuse
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Fort Carson soldier gets 3 years in death of infant son
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)A Fort Carson soldier received a three-year prison sentence Monday after prosecutors say he waited an hour before calling 911 to seek help for his dying infant son. Pfc. Ian Smith, 24, stood straight and his wife wept quietly behind him while Col....Tags: Hydrocodone (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Military Justice, Lawyers
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Education, Recreational Substance Use, Family, Health and Safety at School
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Random testing can send students a harmful message
There is no place for drugs in school, and Lake Highland Preparatory, as a private school, has every legal right to subject its students to random drug testing. Although courts have held that random drug testing in public schools violates the Fourth...
Tags: Illinois Institute of Technology, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice
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Protect kids from drugs -- by any means necessary
Protecting our kids is a parent's primary responsibility. I've yet to meet an adult who would disagree that parents or other responsible adults are in the first position to protect, provide and care for our youth. So the question becomes, how far do...
Tags: Education, Recreational Substance Use, Lifestyle and Leisure, Substance Abuse, Teaching and Learning
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Should we be providing needles for drug users? Controversy follows program at Bethany Place
Belleville News-DemocratMickey Weiss visits Bethany Place to keep himself and his drug-using friends alive. Weiss is a 34-year-old drug addict who lives in Collinsville. Once a week, he goes to the Belleville nonprofit agency to pick up new needles, a vial of the overdose...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Congress, Health, Law Enforcement
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