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Vital Signs: Binge Drinking Among High School Students and Adults --- United States, 2009
October 8, 2010 / 59(39);1274-1279
On October 5, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (
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The High Priest of Medical Marijuana
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The High Priest of Medical Marijuana
Posted By Cully Stimson On October 8, 2010 @ 4:30 pm In Rule of Law | 10 Comments
A Wave of Addiction and Crime, with the Medicine Cabinet to Blame
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BOSTON — Police departments have collected thousands of handguns through buy-back programs in communities throughout the country. Now they want the contents of your medicine cabinet.
Bono Mack, Rogers Launch Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse
Washington, Jun 3 - Today, Representatives Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) and Hal Rogers (KY-05) launched a bi-partisan Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. As the Co-Chairs of the Caucus, Bono Mack and Rogers are long-time advocates for multi-tiered solutions to the ever-growing epidemic that has wrought havoc on communities large and small throughout the United States.
Legalizing Marijuana in California Would Sharply Lower the Price of the Drug
Legalizing the production and distribution of marijuana in California could cut the price of the drug by as much as 80 percent and increase consumption, according to a new study <http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP315/> by the nonprofit RAND Corporation that examines many issues raised by proposals to legalize marijuana in the state.
Marijuana, America's most dangerous illegal drug
by James C. Backstrom
June 21, 2010
Hastings, Minn. — Methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin may be America's most addictive and destructive drugs, but marijuana is the most dangerous illegal drug in our nation. The reasons for this conclusion are many. First is that marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America. Almost 2 million persons began using marijuana last year in the United States, and marijuana use starts at a younger age than most other illicit drugs.
