Results show coalitions make a difference

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Earlier this year, UP! was awarded the Partnerships for Success II (PFS II) grant to work on prevention as a means to reduce underage drinking and reduce prescription drug misuse by youth and young adults. The three-year PFS … The PFS II grant will …
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Dealers Being Charged in Drug Overdose Deaths

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Law enforcement agencies are dusting off strict, rarely used drug laws, changing investigatory techniques and relying on technology to prosecute drug dealers for causing overdose deaths. AP Photo/Mel Evans. Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato …
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Will more lenient federal approach to drug cases make a difference in Ohio?

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Still, Friedman said, “If it helps one person who should be getting rehabilitation versus sitting in a prison due to a mandatory minimum (sentence), it will make a difference. … National authorities including the Drug Enforcement Administration have …
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Dealers now being charged in drug overdose deaths

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato listens to a question Wednesday Aug. 7, 2013, in Toms River, N.J. With the number of heroin overdoses skyrocketing nationwide, a growing number of law enforcement agencies are dusting off strict, rarely-used …
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