Drug Abuse in the News
5/20/2013
Proposed Calif. measure requires doctor drug tests
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the "Pee in the Cup" initiative is being pushed by Bob Pack, a technology mogul and former executive at AOL Inc. [...]
5/20/2013
Proposed Calif. measure requires doctor drug tests
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the "Pee in the Cup" initiative is being pushed by Bob Pack, a technology mogul and former executive at AOL Inc. [...]
5/20/2013
Michigan Republicans seek new limits on welfare aid
The Legislature's Republican majority has redoubled its efforts to squeeze welfare spending by imposing new conditions on aid recipients. [...]
5/20/2013
East St. Louis city employees are hit with surprise drug tests
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. That was the situation as city employees showed up at East St. [...]
5/19/2013
State Drug Court conference to be held in Tunica
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. will speak Wednesday at the opening of a three-day conference in of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals. [...]
5/19/2013
Addicts turn to heroin as pain pills become scarce
Kevin Foley stood before a judge in Broward County's drug court - fellow abusers sitting behind in him in the pews - talking about the fitful life of a recovering addict, the random drug tests, the counseling and what he hoped was his next, clean chapter. [...]
5/18/2013
Questions over hiring of Lee deputy fired after pot bust
Piotr Urbanski had been on the job less than a year when his co-workers arrested him at his girlfriend's home. [...]
THE number of AFL players caught using drugs is still proportionately lower than it is in the rest of the community, writes David Penberthy. [...]
5/18/2013
Players fend off rants over drugs
When, in 2005, the AFL Players Association agreed to have its players randomly tested for illicit drugs, it was permitting the opening of a Pandora's box. [...]
5/18/2013
Nate Diaz Defends Pat Healy's Marijuana Use, Slams Bryan Caraway
Nate Diaz Defends Pat Healy's Marijuana Use, Slams Bryan Caraway Posted by Larry Csonka on 05.16.2013 Oh boy... - Nate Diaz posted the following today on Twitter, defending Pat Healy who was recently stripped of his victory and bonuses after failing a drug test for Marijuana. [...]
5/18/2013
Malignaggi: USADA Testing Began Day After I Complained
Earlier this week, welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi had spoken of how he had wanted his June 22 fight with lightweight beltholder Adrien Broner to have drug testing done by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, only to be told that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency would be doing the testing instead. [...]
5/18/2013
States Expand Welfare Drug Testing
Governor Sam Brownback signed a law last month that requires drug screening for Kansas recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families . [...]
5/18/2013
Peter Wrenn suspended at Hoosier Park
Peter Wrenn, a winner of multiple driving titles at Hoosier Park, has been suspended indefinitely by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission after failing a human drug test. [...]
5/17/2013
Quake rebuild workers test positive for drugs
The seven are among 16 workers who have had their accreditation cancelled by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority over drugs since the demolitions and rebuilds began. [...]
5/17/2013
Prosecutor: Goodman has motivation to flee
John Goodman is staying put on house arrest in his luxurious Wellington estate as a judge considers the polo executive's request for freedom over strong objections from prosecutors Friday. [...]