The following is the summary of an Angus Reid poll done for he Salvation Army and forwarded to us by Mario Conseco of Angus Reid. The key indicators are these: – 82% believe we need more services to help people with addictions. – 73% think we’d have far fewer homeless people if we had better care for people with addictions. – 77% say treating addictions to drugs and alcohol should

The following article from the National Post was sent to us by Darcy Ulmer of our member organization Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community. George F. Will: Legalized drugs would solve one problem, create many more George F. Will Apr 5, 2012 – 8:59 AM ET | Last Updated: Apr 5, 2012 8:55 AM ET WASHINGTON — The human nervous system interacts in pleasing and addictive ways with certain molecules derived from

Legalized Drugs: Dumber Than You May Think May 7, 2012, Vol. 17 Author | John P. Walters Even smart people make mistakes?—?sometimes surprisingly large ones. A current example is drug legalization, which way too many smart people consider a good idea. They offer three bad arguments. First, they contend, “the drug war has failed”?—?despite years of effort we have been unable to reduce the drug problem. Actually, as imperfect as