Vernon Porter Senate Drug Caucus Hearing Testimony Washington DC 7/18/2012

Vernon Porter Senate Drug Caucus hearing testimony Washington DC 7/18/2012 – Vernon Porter Senate Drug Caucus hearing on prescription drug abuse

Prescription drugs 'orphan' children in eastern Kentucky

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At the time, Watkins says that he and his mother had been estranged for years because of her prescription-drug addiction. His father had not been in his life since shortly … The epidemic affects every state in the nation, and has hit hardest in …
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Obama: US won't prosecute marijuana users

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WASHINGTON (BP) — The Obama administration will not prosecute marijuana users in Washington and Colorado, the two states where voters recently approved ballot measures legalizing the recreational use of the drug. "We've got bigger fish to fry …
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Marines to test for drunkenness on duty

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Navy and Marine officials said in March the military branches would begin alcohol screening in addition to the already mandated urinalysis to counter drug abuse. The Dec. 12 memo explains how a new bureaucracy will be created to carry out the testing …
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