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Protect kids from drugs -- by any means necessary
Protecting our kids is a parent's primary responsibility. I've yet to meet an adult who would disagree that parents or other responsible adults are in the first position to protect, provide and care for our youth. So the question becomes, how far do...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Lifestyle and Leisure, Teaching and Learning, Students, Drug Use
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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Marijuana Use, Methamphetamine (drug), Research, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Cramps and Spasms
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Lake Highland fights drugs with tests
Most schools have a drug problem, and private schools are no different. Private schools often get a worse rap because kids with money can buy the really potent stuff. Lake Highland Preparatory isn't being specific about student drug use other than...
Tags: Schools, Lifestyle and Leisure, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Supreme Court, Students
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Corbett says drug use costing jobs
HARRISBURG — When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2010, he inherited a $4 billion deficit that he plugged with massive cuts to public schools, universities and human services programs while leaving the prisons budget untouched and not raising taxes....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Democratic Party, Politics, Abortion
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It's a problem
Gov. Tom Corbett is right to point out that drugs are hurting people's ability to find good jobs. On Monday Corbett commented about too many Pennsylvanians being unemployed because they cannot pass a drug test. Democrats have criticized his comment....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Tom Corbett, Drug Use, Government
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Lake Highland Prep will drug-test students
Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando plans to begin drug-testing all of its students in grades seven through 12 in the fall, school officials have told parents. "We're convinced this will give us a safer, drug-free environment," said school...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Teaching and Learning, Students, Drug Use, Heroin
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Meth labs a growing concern in Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterClandestine methamphetamine labs are becoming an increasing problem in Somerset County because addicts are willing to chance making the drugs — a process that creates dangers for first-responders and the general public. “It’s a...Tags: Allergies, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Methamphetamine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking
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Gov. Tom Corbett says failed drug tests keeping people from working
Capitol IdeasYo! Gov. Tom Corbett is catching a ton of flak across the state and nation for saying employers are having trouble finding qualified workers because so many fail drug tests. But is Corbett wrong? Democrats think he is – but...... -
Man jumps to death after cops respond to pot complaint
Tribune reporterA man jumped to his death after police responded to a complaint of a person smoking marijuana in his 7th floor Uptown apartment, authorities said. The man was dead on the scene this morning in the 4500 block of North Clarendon Avenue, according to the...Tags: Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Trafficking
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Baking Soda, Fainting, Synthroid (drug), Sunburn, Mineral Supplements
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School districts work to find drug test funds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana school districts that test students for drug use are facing challenges as they look for ways to fund the programs. Officials at Southwest Allen County Schools and Smith-Green Community Schools in Churubusco...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use
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Newsmaker Q&A: Gen. Barry McCaffrey
Barry McCaffrey is a retired U.S. Army general who served as drug czar under President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 2001. McCaffrey is on the national board of directors for CRC Health Group, which on April 15 celebrated the grand opening of the Lehigh...Tags: Company Privatization, Bill Clinton, Health Insurance Cost, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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