Memorial fund honors juvenile justice giant
She recalled how her husband's love of Israel manifested itself when they were both students at Trenton State College — now the College of New Jersey — in Ewing. When the 1973 Yom Kippur War broke out, he left school for six months to pick oranges on … Read more on New Jersey Jewish News

Fugitive NJ dad who took kids caught in Pasco
HOPATCONG, NJ (The Daily Record) — A man who disappeared with his two sons more than a month ago was found with the boys in Florida, sharing a hotel room with a man wanted on rape and sexual exploitation of a minor charges. "Kristopher Dohm has been … Read more on WTSP 10 News

CAVHCS situation has grown worse with retaliation
Former Advertiser reporter Kala Kachmar, now with the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, returned to our pages Thursday with a troubling report of conditions in the system. As of March 2, there were nearly 4,000 CAVHCS patients who had been waiting more … Read more on Montgomery Advertiser

Body of Missing New Jersey Mom Found in Maryland
He battled drug addiction and had gone on a drug binge in Camden with another woman after his wife went missing, her family told NBC10 in Philadelphia. Crosby and the woman sold some of Erica's clothing for drugs, they said. Investigators used the GPS … Read more on NBC4 Washington

Todd Frazier, Frankie Edgar, others warn athletes about drug abuse
More than 1,300 student-athletes went to Pine Belt Arena Thursday night for “Playing It Clean,” a sports forum for student-athletes about how local professional athletes made it without the use of steroids, painkillers and other kinds of drugs. “What … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Riverside Police Host 'Recognizing Drug Use in Your Teenager' Discussion
The Safe Environment Commission of Riverside and the Riverside Police Department will hold a public discussion titled “Recognizing Drug Use in Your Teenager” to help parents with several topics of drug abuse. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Feb. Read more on Patch.com

North Dakota receives substance abuse grant
An interdisciplinary team of UND faculty members was awarded a $ 550,000 grant to train students in North Dakota in an evidence-based program which screens patients for alcohol and drug abuse. The United States Department of Health and Human … Read more on UND The Dakota Student

El Paso County to begin screening some TANF recipients for drug use
DHS said if there is "reasonable suspicion that an individual may be abusing substances," the person may be required to participate in a substance abuse screening by an addiction counselor. DHS said if a recipient meets one of the following criteria … Read more on KXRM

Breast Cancer Care and Substance Abuse Awareness and Education to Benefit …
In addition, an endowed gift of $ 1.375 million will create the “Tina Posner Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Fund” to improve treatment and awareness of substance abuse through the Sandler Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Education in the … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

1st Dallas nurse with Ebola headed to Maryland
DALLAS (AP) – The first Dallas nurse to have contracted Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man has left a Dallas hospital. Nina Pham left Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas in an ambulance escorted by police shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday. Read more on WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC

Georgia's 178-Acre Bluff Plantation Offers Comprehensive Inpatient Addiction …
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today's opening of the premier luxury inpatient addiction facility on the East Coast, The Bluff Plantation marks a unique new partnership for alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment as a progressive … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Obama cancels NJ fundraising visit for Ebola meeting
Chris Christie talks with women and staffers of The Center for Great Expectations in Somerset at 11:15 a.m., then makes a funding announcement for addiction treatment and prevention programs at 11:40 a.m. He's not taking questions from reporters at the … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Drug trade battle gets B10bn boost
Agencies have been told to strengthen rehabilitation programmes for drug addicts to make sure they receive proper treatment and do not repeat their crimes. The number of drug addicts in the country is estimated at 1.2 million, but only half go through … Read more on Bangkok Post

Christie to make drug rehab policy announcement
Chris Christie takes part in a roundtable discussion with Vince's Place residents at the Rescue Mission of Trenton, along with program participants and first responders, at 11:30 a.m., then makes a drug rehabilitation policy announcement around noon. Read more on Asbury Park Press

Drug rehab center in Baguio badly needed
BAGUIO City needs drug rehabilitation center for people tangled in drugs stressed Judge Mia Joy Cawed of the Regional Trial Court. She shared during the 2nd quarter City Justice, Peace and Order Council Meeting held July 9, children involved in drug … Read more on Sun.Star

Question by feefee: Research Paper about Drugs….?
So I have to write a research paper about drugs: its effect on people, facts about it, and real life stories.
I need some websites to cite like : http://www.drugfree.org
I want websites that talk about how many people are affected by drugs worldwide/or in America ( which would be facts about it).
Any website that would show the effects of it or anything interesting about drugs like real life stories.
Please give me links, thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by clUeLesSpErSoN!
how about interviewing people and there experirences with drugs. Get there side of the story.

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Blackburn bill on prescription drug abuse advances
WASHINGTON — A bill pushed by Rep. Marsha Blackburn to curb prescription drug abuse cleared a House subcommittee Wednesday. By voice vote, the health subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the measure, which … Read more on Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Sambora joins anti-drug forces
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, with all his wealth and fame, could have ignored the drug epidemic in his own backyard. But he didn't. Instead, he has put his name, his talent, his music and his own story of drug addiction and rehabilitation to work … Read more on Asbury Park Press

New health fears as users inject legal high drugs
Katy MacLeod, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) National Training and Development Officer, today warned: "Don't start injecting." Researchers believe injecting is the "most dangerous" way of taking legal highs. An advice booklet, put together by SDF and NHS … Read more on Glasgow Evening Times

Open houses attract thieves looking for prescriptions
The coalition took to the airwaves to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse and drug thefts occurring at open houses. As part of the campaign, agents are providing clients with plastic bags to store prescription drugs prior to an open house. Read more on WZZM

Betty Ford Center ready for a comeback
Mark Mishek, Hazelden's chief executive and a recovering alcoholic himself, wants to put the Betty Ford name on several new outpatient treatment centers in Santa Monica, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and potentially elsewhere starting later this year … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Connor Hanifin of Toms River charged with vehicular homicide in death of …
He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of his injuries. Duddy was pronounced … The results of that testing revealed Hanifin had a blood alcohol content that exceeded the legal limit, he said. The prosecutor's … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Seniors Situation Room by Dawn Ford – Thoughts on Medical Marijuana March …
Having worked for 14 years at Mount Carmel House Treatment Center in St. Raphael's, ON which was an Inpatient Treatment Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse , I am often asked what I think of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. . I am retired in … Read more on Cornwall Free News