JOHN P. WALTERS AND DAVID W. MURRAY: Drug testing welfare recipients …
Finally, drug users, whether receiving welfare assistance or not, are people who need help, not acquiescence in their continued addiction. Those who accept that drug use is a “medical condition,” should also realize that early intervention is essential … Read more on Washington Times

Molly & Ecstasy: A Parent's Guide
(WTNH) — News of almost a dozen students at Wesleyan University overdosing on a bad batch of the hallucinogenic drug “Molly” has colleges across the nation trying to find new ways to keep students safe. For parents, it's an alarming reminder that some … Read more on WTNH

Clinically depressed three times more likely to commit violent crime
"One important finding was that the vast majority of depressed persons were not convicted of violent crimes, and that the rates … are below those for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and considerably lower than for alcohol or drug abuse," said … Read more on Business Insider

New tax on alcohol sales in Boston proposed
Linehan said that thousands of people are afflicted by alcohol and drug addiction, many of them unemployed and a burden on the public. Helping them sober up and become productive citizens represents a huge opportunity to save public money, he said. Read more on Boston Globe (subscription)