GMA orders DoJ officials in bribe case to take leave.
President Arroyo ordered yesterday justice officials and state prosecutors implicated in the bribery-tainted release of three drug suspects to go on leave as she pledged to bolster the campaign to eliminate the illegal drugs trade in the country, which she called the "cancer and menace" of society. ...

Drugs in society; causes, concepts, and control, 5th ed.
9781593453220 Drugs in society; causes, concepts, and control, 5th ed. Lyman, Michael D. and Gary W. Potter. Anderson Publishing Co. 2007 550 pages $62.95 Paperback HV5825 This volume examines the drug...

Vice officer teaching at Clark; Course tackles drugs, effects on society.
Byline: Jay Whearley WORCESTER - By one measure, the distance between Clark University and the surrounding neighborhood long plagued by drugs and related problems can be calculated in mere feet. By another, though, the venerable academic institution and the surrounding Main South area are worlds apart. ...

Readings on drugs and society; the criminal connection.
0205439721 Readings on drugs and society; the criminal connection. Ed. by Margaret S. Kelley. Pearson Allyn & Bacon 2006 331 pages $55.00 Paperback HV5825 Kelley (U. of Oklahoma) brings together leading...

Drugs and society; 3v.
0761475974 Drugs and society; 3v. Marshall Cavendish 2006 960 pages $249.95 Hardcover RM316 This three-volume set for grades 10 and up covers causes of abuse and addiction, the prospects for treatment, and the...

School-based drug prevention programs: a review of what works.
This article examines the effectiveness of school-based drug prevention programs in preventing illicit drug use. Our article reports the results of a systematic review of the evaluation literature to answer three fundamental questions: (I) do school-based drug prevention programs reduce rates of illicit drug use? (2) what features are...

Drug use among secondary school children in Central Delta State, Nigeria.
Abstract This study was a descriptive survey that focused on factors influencing students' drug use among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District, Delta State, Nigeria. A simple ballot system was used to select the sample from junior secondary school (JSS) classes 1 and 2, and...

Police say arrests show drugs touch `all parts of society'.
Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard A recent Springfield police drug bust resulted in the arrest of an odd cast of characters, including a Eugene firefighter, a Eugene public works employee, a woman who had been pardoned by Gov. Ted Kulongoski for a prior drug conviction and the...

A New Year's psychedelic ghost opera.
The headline above should pique your curiosity. Is it just an attention-seeking device? Is the column a libretto for a psychiatric opera? No, not really, unless you consider my life and career as described in last year's columns to be a soap opera! This piece is a...

Treatment pill now problem; Prescription finding its way into illegal drug market.
Byline: Jay Whearley; Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER- A drug widely heralded as offering heroin addicts the best hope of overcoming their dependence is increasingly showing up on the street, often sold by those pushing heroin and cocaine. It's called "bupe" on the streets, short for...