Is Obama Delivering on Promise of a '21st Century' Approach to Drugs?

Is Obama delivering on promise of a '21st Century' approach to drugs?
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Many public health experts say the administration deserves credit for increasing access to drug treatment. … In his latest budget, the president is requesting $ 85 million to go toward drug courts, which some have pushed as an alternative to criminal … Read more on York Daily Record

Three Charged In Violent Armed Robbery – Huffington Post
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A Martin County sheriff's deputy in Florida arrested Ramon Blair, 28, based on tips from informants that Blair would have hundreds of dollars of crack cocaine "on his person." An initial search turned no results, but a more thorough search while in … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

DSM-5: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Addiction Treatment?
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For example, the COMBINE trial, which was the largest clinical trial of treatments for alcohol dependence, had two groups: one drank an average of six to eight drinks per occasion, and met three or four out of seven criteria for dependence; the other … Read more on Pacific Standard