Colorado’s marijuana troubles grow
The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area has released its fourth report on the impact of marijuana on the state of Colorado. Problems associated with the drug continue trending in the wrong direction. The agency, also known as RMHIDTA, is part of a...DEA: Marijuana drug scheduling stays, research expands
After many months of rigorous review that included careful evaluation of the world body of science, the Obama administration’s Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that marijuana’s Schedule 1 drug classification will remain intact, and the...Pueblo docs lead fight against commercial marijuana
The City and County of Pueblo’s three largest healthcare providers are backing a ballot initiative to end commercial marijuana for recreational use. Among their physicians’ chilling findings: Half of all babies born at one hospital last month tested...UN supports international drug conventions
During a landmark special session in New York last week, the United Nations reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the international drug conventions that are the cornerstone of world drug policy. It was a resounding defeat for proponents of the legalization of...Legal drugs harm poor countries
My friend, George Ochieng Odalo, serves as director of the Slum Child Foundation, a nonprofit organization assisting children living on the streets and in the most unstable households of Nairobi, Kenya. Today, on his first visit to the United States, he will address...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.