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EDITORIAL: Welfare reform welcomed
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.Formed out of FDR's New Deal, it offered a glimmer of hope for starving families during the Great Depression. It offered them a way to feed their children while they worked toward a better life. For many Americans, welfare has served to do just that --...Tags: Pension and Welfare, U.S. Department of Commerce, Lifestyle and Leisure, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Recreational Substance Use
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School districts work to find drug test funds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana school districts that test students for drug use are facing challenges as they look for ways to fund the programs. Officials at Southwest Allen County Schools and Smith-Green Community Schools in Churubusco...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use
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AMAR relaunches with drug campaign
The Lebanon Daily StarAMAR International, a U.K.-based charity, relaunched its activities last March in Lebanon with a drug awareness campaign featuring a series of lectures that, despite dynamic audiences, has yet to capture the interest of youth, where drug use is especially...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Politics, Heroin, Elections
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Newsmaker Q&A: Gen. Barry McCaffrey
Barry McCaffrey is a retired U.S. Army general who served as drug czar under President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 2001. McCaffrey is on the national board of directors for CRC Health Group, which on April 15 celebrated the grand opening of the Lehigh...Tags: Prisons, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Army, Recreational Substance Use, Addiction
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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Kevin Gorman column
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJoe DelSardo experienced the highest of highs on the football field, from his record-tying performance in the PIAA Class AA final to his ridiculous catch against Rutgers that was "SportsCenter" Play of the Day. His lowest of lows, however, came from...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Awards and Prizes, Recreational Substance Use, Addiction, Apple iPod
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Addiction, Politics, Lobbying
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Survey measures drug and alcohol use among Meyersdale youth
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacMEYERSDALE — Problems in the community could be driving Meyersdale area students to drug use, according to a survey. Meyersdale curriculum director Tim Kretchman presented the results of the Communities That Care survey during an open meeting...Tags: Students, Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Methamphetamine (drug), Teaching and Learning
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Athletes only too happy to be 'lab rats'
After discovering that a promising new drug caused multiple types of cancer in lab animals, the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline stopped developing the compound. But the failed experimental drug, called GW501516, is making a comeback in another...
Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Food and Drug Administration, Breast Cancer, World Anti-Doping Agency
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Creative tricks help hide drug use: counselor
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.Fad drugs change quickly, and some oldies take on new twists. Area youth workers learned Tuesday at a workshop in Brazil about which new drugs are available to kids during an Indiana Youth Institute forum that explored drug impact on children, and the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Morphine (drug), Sage, Prescription Drugs, Recreational Substance Use
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BRIEF: Jail extended for drug use
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainA POLICEMAN who is spending time behind bars for using drugs has had his jail sentence extended because he managed to smuggle morphine into his cell. The Bahraini was convicted of possessing and using heroin by the High Criminal Court, which sentenced...Tags: Prisons, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bahrain, Morphine (drug), Recreational Substance Use
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'I'm just doing what I have to do'
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.North Marysville High School student Deongelo Quihuis ran away from home when he was 14 years old after watching his family turn to drugs and gang violence. His mother had already gone to jail once for stealing a car in 2003, and he couldn't bear to...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Theft, Recreational Substance Use, Gang Activity
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Gov. signs Kansas drug test law for aid recipients
A new law signed by Gov. Sam Brownback requires a Kansas welfare agency to test residents seeking cash assistance if there is a reasonable suspicion they are using drugs. The Republican governor said Tuesday during the signing ceremony that...
Tags: Executive Branch, Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Politics, Government
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