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Entries for July 2010

Bill to Cut Penalties for Crack Cocaine Heads to Obama

Posted on July 30, 2010
Mandatory-minimum prison sentences for crack-cocaine would only kick in when defendants possess 28 grams or more of the drug under legislation passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Gene May Influence Drinking in Social Settings

Posted on July 30, 2010
Do you find yourself drinking more heavily when you are out with friends? There may be a gene for that.
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Colo. Set to Regulate Medical Marijuana from 'Seed to Sale'

Posted on July 30, 2010
The head of Colorado's medical-marijuana enforcement effort promises a comprehensive plan that other states could adopt as a model.
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Washington Imposes New Rules on Prescribing Powerful Painkillers

Posted on July 29, 2010
The state of Washington plans to impose tough new rules on doctors who want to prescribe opiate painkillers to patients, including mandatory third-party evaluation of patients who request higher doses of the drug but don’t show signs of improvement.
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Clergy a Common Resource for People Battling Addiction

Posted on July 29, 2010
About 15 percent of people seeking recovery from alcoholism turn to clergy members for support, a University of Michigan study finds.
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Conn. Candidates Spar on Marijuana Use, Legalization

Posted on July 29, 2010
Republican candidates for Congress are slinging accusations of hypocrisy over marijuana use and policy, including the spectacle of a candidate who favors legalization defending a YouTube video focused on his opponent’s arrest a decade earlier for marijuana possession.
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Doctors Not Reporting Impaired Colleagues, Survey Finds

Posted on July 28, 2010
A study from the Harvard Medical School found that 17 percent of doctors knew of drunk, addicted or otherwise incompetent colleagues, but one-third said they did nothing to report the behavior.
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Police Challenged by Crashes Involving Prescription Drugs

Posted on July 28, 2010
Car crashes involving prescription drugs are often harder to detect and prosecute than those involving alcohol or illicit drugs.
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More Americans Making Moonshine

Posted on July 28, 2010
Recession penny-pinching and the homemade food fad are driving more Americans -- from hobbyists to trendy hipster kids -- to make homemade liquor, or moonshine.
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Veterans Dept. Allows Use of Medical Marijuana

Posted on July 28, 2010
Veterans in states with medical-marijuana laws will be allowed to use the drug without losing their access to pain medication under a new policy announced by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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