Kerlikowske: A 21st Century Approach to Drug Policy

Published February 27, 2013

Kerlikowske: A 21st Century Approach to Drug Policy – In his speech at the drug policy pre-conference in Washington DC on July 20 (featured in our video below), Gil Kerlikowske, the US drug czar was trying to outline a golden mean of drug policy, the “21st century approach to drug policy”, that is “progressive, innovative and science based”, and that sets the balance between the war on drugs and legalization. Read more: drugreporter.net

Local STAR Drug Court hosts statewide conference Feb. 20-22

Filed under: drug treatment programs in dc

West Huddleston, CEO of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, will address the conference, and board members from the National Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals in Washington, D.C. also will attend and present. In …
Read more on Your Houston News

Opioids drive continued increase in drug overdose deaths

Filed under: drug treatment programs in dc

Washington, DC – Drug overdose deaths increased for the 11th consecutive year in 2010, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings are published today in a research letter, “Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, …
Read more on Imperial Valley News