Proposal M's Passage Bad for Detroit

Proposal M's passage bad for Detroit

Filed under: solutions for drug abuse

(Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News). Proposal M, which was recently passed to partially decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana in Detroit, is a Band-Aid solution to addressing drug use and conviction. It also is not helpful for the … Read more on The Detroit News

Delaware summit looks at prescription drug abuse

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… and Regina LaBelle, chief of staff for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Participants will discuss the causes and growing case numbers of prescription drug abuse, along with steps being taken to find solutions, including … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

SWVA prescription drug abuse problem one of worst in country

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Prescription drugs can be a positive solution to a serious health problem, but experts say in southwest Virginia, they're number one when it comes to abuse. And the problem according to Tim Heaphy, U.S. Attorney for Virginia's western district, has … Read more on WSLS