Rep. Radel: Substance Abuse Never Interfered With My Work

Published January 4, 2014

Rep. Radel: Substance Abuse Never Interfered With My Work

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Trey Radel of Florida says he plans to return to work after completing drug and alcohol rehabilitation, but emphasizes that his substance abuse never interfered with his work in Congress. "It never interfered with my congressional obligations," Radel … Read more on Newsmax.com

Prescription Drug Abuse Is Still Drug Abuse, by Mitch Ward, Mayor (ret.) Manhattan Beach – In 2010 as Manhattan Beach California’s mayor, Mitch Ward dedicated part of his time in office bringing attention to prescription drug abuse by American teen…

Ohio AG on Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse

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Prescription drug abuse, and specifically the abuse of opioid pain relievers, is a national epidemic. The state of Ohio has been hit particularly hard, and Attorney General Richard Michael (Mike) DeWine, JD, has made it his mission to fight this … Read more on Medscape

Why Legalizing Marijuana Is a Smart Fiscal Move

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Potential net additional tax revenues in the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually related to the production and sale of marijuana, a portion of which is required to be spent on education, health care, public safety, drug abuse education and … Read more on The Fiscal Times