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Should we be providing needles for drug users? Controversy follows program at Bethany Place
Belleville News-DemocratMickey Weiss visits Bethany Place to keep himself and his drug-using friends alive. Weiss is a 34-year-old drug addict who lives in Collinsville. Once a week, he goes to the Belleville nonprofit agency to pick up new needles, a vial of the overdose...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Drug Use
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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Diseases and Illnesses, Breast Cancer
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Lake Highland fights drugs with tests
Most schools have a drug problem, and private schools are no different. Private schools often get a worse rap because kids with money can buy the really potent stuff. Lake Highland Preparatory isn't being specific about student drug use other than...
Tags: Students, Public Schools, Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Corbett says drug use costing jobs
HARRISBURG — When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2010, he inherited a $4 billion deficit that he plugged with massive cuts to public schools, universities and human services programs while leaving the prisons budget untouched and not raising taxes....
Tags: Muhlenberg College, Unemployment Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Bill Clinton, Career and Workplace
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It's a problem
Gov. Tom Corbett is right to point out that drugs are hurting people's ability to find good jobs. On Monday Corbett commented about too many Pennsylvanians being unemployed because they cannot pass a drug test. Democrats have criticized his comment....Tags: Drug Use, Tom Corbett, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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Lake Highland Prep will drug-test students
Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando plans to begin drug-testing all of its students in grades seven through 12 in the fall, school officials have told parents. "We're convinced this will give us a safer, drug-free environment," said school...
Tags: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, Drug Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Meth labs a growing concern in Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterClandestine methamphetamine labs are becoming an increasing problem in Somerset County because addicts are willing to chance making the drugs — a process that creates dangers for first-responders and the general public. “It’s a...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Methamphetamine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Use
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Gov. Tom Corbett says failed drug tests keeping people from working
Capitol IdeasYo! Gov. Tom Corbett is catching a ton of flak across the state and nation for saying employers are having trouble finding qualified workers because so many fail drug tests. But is Corbett wrong? Democrats think he is – but...... -
Man jumps to death after cops respond to pot complaint
Tribune reporterA man jumped to his death after police responded to a complaint of a person smoking marijuana in his 7th floor Uptown apartment, authorities said. The man was dead on the scene this morning in the 4500 block of North Clarendon Avenue, according to the...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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EDITORIAL: Welfare reform welcomed
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.Formed out of FDR's New Deal, it offered a glimmer of hope for starving families during the Great Depression. It offered them a way to feed their children while they worked toward a better life. For many Americans, welfare has served to do just that --...Tags: Michigan Legislature, Drug Use, Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Commerce
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AMAR relaunches with drug campaign
The Lebanon Daily StarAMAR International, a U.K.-based charity, relaunched its activities last March in Lebanon with a drug awareness campaign featuring a series of lectures that, despite dynamic audiences, has yet to capture the interest of youth, where drug use is especially...Tags: Drug Use, Colleges and Universities, Behavioral Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Heroin
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Benadryl (drug), Mineral Supplements, Mental Health, Marijuana Use
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