THIS ITEM COMES TO US FROM FROM DRUG FREE AMERICA AND THE INSTITUTE ON GLOBAL DRUG POLICY, THANKS TO DPNC MEMBER AL ARSENAULT. February 25, 2011 For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Lana Beck (727) 828-0211 or (727) 403-7571 Anti-Drug Proponents Outraged By White House Redistributing Funding From Effective, Evidence-Based Drug Treatment for Dubious Needle Exchange Programs (St. Petersburg, FL) Last week, the Obama Administration decided to allow federal

08.10.2010 CCSA Addiction News Daily A compilation of news stories on alcohol- and drug-related issues, prepared weekdays (Monday-Friday excluding holidays) by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. Items appear in the language in which they were originally published. Peer-based outreach services for sex workers assist entry into detox and drug treatment E! Science News October 12, 2010 Bar breath testers create new risks: lawyer CBC News October 11, 2010 Rising number

In order to understand the magnitude of prescription drug abuse across North America, it’s important to consider the impact of the problem in the United States, as well as in Canada. This documentary examines prescription drug use in Tennessee, which has the most widespread prescription drug problem of any state in America.