OUR OPINION: LePage Plan for War on Drugs Wrong-Headed

OUR OPINION: LePage plan for war on drugs wrong-headed

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

… on drugs wrong-headed. To thrive, the children of Maine's addicts need their parents in treatment, not in jail. … They will do nothing to help the children he says he wants to help and likely would make the drug problem worse, not better. The …
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How teachers and parents are fighting to rescue students from drug addiction

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

“Although we have made strides, many parents still deny their children are abusing drugs and opt to take them away from the school whenever they are found to be drug abusers,†said Mr Mwagaga.  He remembers a time when a boy admitted smoking …
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MARIJUANA MOMS: Iowans Fighting For Their Kids

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However, for a group of Iowa families legalizing the drug could be their last hope to help their suffering children. … Gaer's becoming more optimistic as a growing number of people focus on marijuana's potential to help instead of its potential for …
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Drugs take joy out of ride

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Solicitor Neil Johnson said his client had just taken some pills a friend had given him to help "cheer him up". Mr Johnson said Jackson … He lived in Western Sydney, where his life was a constant round of substance abuse," he said. Mr Johnson said …
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