Category: Drug News - Part 2

Launching of RIPRED Argentina

RIPRED Argentina was launched on June 30, 2005 in Buenas Aires. The event was held at the Congreso Nacional hosted by Deputy Sra. Maria del Carmen Rico, and sponsored by CONVIVIR, El REPARO, CAPLA and UPCN. There were a number of key elected officials and government leaders, including Secretary Dr. Jose Granero; SEDRONAR; Dr. Camilo…

Quito, Ecuador

June 14-15, 2005 Strengthening organized communities to head up efforts to free themselves from the scourge of drugs was the goal of the international seminar “Forjando Liderazgo” , which took place June 14-15. Organizing communities such as Guayaquil, Lima, Quito, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, is the only way to train leaders for this…

US Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy & Human Resources Committee on Government Reform

Opening Statement Chairman Mark Souder “Harm Reduction or Harm Maintenance: Is There Such a Thing as Safe Drug Abuse?” February 16, 2005 Good afternoon, and thank you all for coming.  Today we are holding our Subcommittee’s second official hearing of the 109th Congress.  Last week, we held a hearing with the Director of the White…

Meth users can look forward to gumming their food

Chicago Sun Times http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-meth10.html BY MARK BRUNSWICK MINNEAPOLIS — After more than a decade of drug abuse, Darren Zigas is now facing what could be seen as the expected consequences of his methamphetamine addiction: prison time, alienation from friends and family, and a rap sheet filled with convictions for assault, terroristic threats and burglary. But…

September 19, 2004 Edition

1.  LONG TERM IN DRUG CASE FUELS DEBATE ON SENTENCING 2.  TERRORISTS SAID TO TAP INTO ILLICIT-DRUG TRADE 3.  EDITORIAL: DRUG USE SHIFTS 4.  TASK-FORCE TARGET NOT JUST DRUGS, CRITICS FEAR 5.  EXPANDING MEDICAL-MARIJUANA LAW WOULD CREATE DRUG HAVEN, CZAR SAYS 6.  DUI CONVICT SUES OVER BREATH MACHINE KENTUCKY’S PAIN 7.  COURT CHOOSES PRIVACY OVER…

Drug & Alcohol Headline Week in Review from MOMSTELL.COM

INTRODUCTION MEDICAL MARIJUANA VICTORIES: ALTERNET CANNABIS SWITCH HITS FOOD CROP: BBC NEWS (UK) PARTY DRUG ABUSE MOST RAMPANT IN EUROPE: THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE) BREAKING THE BONDS OF METH: DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE (MN) OPIATE OF THE MASSES: MOTHER JONES NEWS CRACKDOWN ON PRESCRIPTION ABUSE: WASHINGTON POST DEA APPROVES TRIAL USE OF ECSTASY IN TRAUMA CASES:…

The Fifth International Drug Prevention Conference, Italy 2003

A Forum and Training Institute on Drug Demand Reduction Hotel Selene,  Pomezia, Italy:  22-26 September 2003  THEME: Confronting the World’s Drug Problem: The Ethical, Moral and Scientific Dimensions.  GOALS and OBJECTIVES:  Increase the world’s awareness of the scope and destructive power to civilized societies from the production, distribution and consumption of illegal drugs, and to…

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