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Federal money could be used to pay for needle-exchange programs under budget legislation approved this week by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press reported July 25. The measure would lift a 21-year-old ban on funding needle exchanges, which …
Support is solidifying in Congress and within the Obama administration to finally equalize the penalties for crimes involving the crack and powdered version of cocaine, the Washington Post reported July 25. A House subcommittee recently passed a bill that creates …
States from Florida to Rhode Island and Michigan are increasing their law-enforcement attention on cigarette smuggling, which is costing states billions in annual tax revenues, the Wall Street Journal reported July 20. Some smugglers simply buy cigarettes in low-tax states …
President Barack Obama told reporters that while he is almost totally over his smoking addiction, quitting remains a constant struggle, the AFP reported June 24. “I would say that I am 95 percent cured. But there are times where I …
British American Tobacco (BAT) is testing the effectiveness of new cigarettes that the company claims emit less-toxic smoke, The Financial Times reported May 9.BAT’s three prototype cigarettes include new filters and tobacco that has been treated with enzymes to help …
The U.S. Senate has voted 84-11 in favor of beginning debate on a bill that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco products, Reuters reported June 2. Floor debate began Tuesday on the …
A pair of new studies from the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) conclude that states can cut prison costs and improve long-term economic productivity by investing in addiction treatment for offenders and improving parole and probation practices. “There’s no magic formula …
Researchers successfully reduced the rewarding effects of cocaine by blocking the activity of certain genes in the nucleus accumbens portion of the brain, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Using molecular analysis, researcher Eric Nestler, M.D., Ph.D., …
The Obama administration’s new ’drug czar’ says he is open to a fundamental rethinking of the nation’s approach to preventing illicit-drug use and wants to cast aside the language of war in describing the effort, the Wall Street Journal reported …
Decriminalizing drug possession and providing users with treatment rather than jail time helped cut teen drug use and the number of people seeking treatment doubled in Portugal, according to a new study from the libertarian Cato Institute. Time magazine reported …
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