10 States Enforce Lifetime Food Stamp Bans for Drug-Related Felonies
10 States Enforce Lifetime Food Stamp Bans for Drug-Related Felonies
Writing for the Post-Dispatch, Marie French tells the heart-rending story of Christine MacDonald: blind, out of work, with a newborn son, and waiting for food at food pantries because, due to a drug conviction, she was not allowed to… Continue reading
Bill would make pharmacy syringe sales permanent
Bill would make pharmacy syringe sales permanent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Assembly voted Thursday to make permanent a program that allows pharmacies to sell syringes to drug users as a way to prevent diseases spread by needle-sharing. AB1743 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, passed … The …
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Bynes not schizophrenic, says lawyer
Bynes not schizophrenic, says lawyer
Maintaining that the actress never had a history of alcohol abuse or hard drugs, Arminak added: "She's currently on zero medication, and is devoted to living her life as healthy as possible. "She continues to undergo outpatient therapy several times a …
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New 'Robbie Bobbies' set to help fund Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's re-election bid
New 'Robbie Bobbies' set to help fund Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's re-election bid
In other Ford news, "Trailer Park Boys" actor Sam Tarasco, one of the members of Rob Ford's campaign team, co-hosts an online marijuana show called "High F—ers," on which he often dedicates his drug use to the… Continue reading
Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse accounts for about 45 percent of all overdose deaths, which is more than heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs combined, according to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Those at the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse …
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