Rick Perry says changes in drug laws led to lowest Texas crime rate since 1968
Lawmakers created local drug courts, Perry said, also creating "diversion programs that treat alcoholism and drug addiction as a disease and not a moral failing." "And because of these changes in policy, we've … Generally, Texas Christian University … Read more on PolitiFact

Strawberry's journey a long, twisting one
He has spent time in Jail and at drug treatment centers and he has overcome all those issues, as well colon cancer and the removal of a cancerous kidney, and today lives a totally different life. Now an ordained minister, Strawberry said in an 2013 … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

CERENIS THERAPEUTICS Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Medical …
BUSINESS WIRE)–Cerenis Therapeutics, the biopharmaceutical HDL company developing CER-001, an engineered human apoA-I-containing pre-? HDL mimetic for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced the appointment of a new … "The Board … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

It's Been A Hard 12-Step Road For Zanzibar's Heroin Addicts
He not only stopped using drugs but also made amends to friends and family he'd harmed as an addict. "And before you make … But the program's Christian connection turned out to be a sensitive topic in Zanzibar, where the mostly Muslim population has … Read more on NPR (blog)