DARE shifts emphasis in 5th-grade program away from marijuana

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DARE, the program that uses police officers to spread its message about the dangers of drug abuse among adolescents, is backing away from directly targeting marijuana use in its fifth-grade curriculum. According to the website for DARE, which stands …
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Editorial – The State of the State may depend on where you're sitting

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Drug courts would have funding restored if McCrory has his way. Perhaps his tenure as mayor of the state's largest city helped mold his dual message of stronger enforcement and a court system that addresses the underlying problem of addiction.
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Drugs fill Brown County indictments

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In all, 11 people were indicted, including Eric S. Reeves, 27, on a count each of illegal manufacture of drugs, and illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs; two counts conspiracy, and one count of possessing drug abuse …
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Research examines interventions in treating African-Americans with substance …

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The study led by Ann Kathleen Burlew, a UC professor of psychology, and LaTrice Montgomery, a UC assistant professor of human services, is published online this week in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Specifically among African-Americans, the study …
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