March 2004  Vol. IX, No. 1

 

1.    THINKING ABOUT PREVENTION

2.    By Lee Dogoloff, LCSW, BCD

3.    FROM THE DESK OF THE HONORABLE RONALD G. GODBEY, ESQ.

4.    The Watchdog that Didn’t Bark  By John Coleman

5.    METHAMPHETAMINE David Risley, Esq.

6.    Brain Development Makes Teens Vulnerable to Addiction

7.    Voices of the Victims by Ed Moses

8.    Community Efforts Succeed, But There Is Still Work To Be Done, By Henry Valdez

9.    Will History Repeat Itself?

10. Debunking “Medicinal” Marijuana By Robert L. DuPont, M.D.

11. INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEF

12. The “Hemp Institute’s” Frank Statement

13. Hemp Exchange in Holland  by Renee Besseling

14. Amphetamine – A Worldwide Concern

15. DECLARATION - Eternal City of Rome

16. How Do Argentine Parents Inoculate Children From Drugs? by Blanca Maria Saucedo

 

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March 2005  Vol. X, No. 1

 

1.    HARMREDUCTION. AFIRSTSTEPTOWARDSALAWLESSSOCIETY. By Heitor De Paola, M.D.

2.    FROM THE DESK OF THE HONORABLE RONALD G. GODBEY, ESQ. 

3.    SYNTHESIZEDCANNABINOIDSASMEDICINE? YES.  SMOKEDCANNABIS[MARIJUANA]ASMEDICINE? NO. By John Coleman,

4.    HARM REDUCTION: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS SAFE DRUG ABUSE? By Marc Wheat

5.    ECSTASY LINKED WITH LONG-TERM MEMORY LOSS By Kate Holton

6.    DRUG USERS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE By Robert DuPont, M.D.

7.    NEVADA TO BE A LAUGHING STOCK?

8.    MARIJUANA HAS REACHED TOXIC STATUS.

9.    LEGALIZATION WOULD MAKE IT WORSE.
By Sandra Bennett

10. MARIJUANA AND STROKES
SOURCE: March, 2005, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

11. INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEF

12. CANNABIS, DEPRESSION, AND SCHIZOPHRENIA New Scientist (UK) Author: Emma Young Published: November 21, 2002

13. ORAL CANNABIS INDUCES PSYCHOSIS AT LOW LEVELS. Reuters Health, 2005-04-01; SOURCE: BMC Psychiatry, April 1,2005.

14. “TAX AND FIX” STRATEGY FOR POT WON’T WORK! By John J. Coleman

15. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AMONG YOUNG PERSONS SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report, December 31, 2004.

16. STATEMENT ON SO-CALLED `HARM REDUCTION ́ POLICIES Calvina Fay

17. UK RE-THINKS DOWNGRADE OF CANNABIS Peter Stoker

18. GUIDELINES FOR DRUG INFORMATION INTERNET SEARCHES AND A CASE STUDY William R. Walluks

 

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March 2005 Newsletter

December 2005 Vol. X, No. 3

 

1.    GEORGE SOROS – “DADDY WARBUCKS” OF DRUG LEGALIZATION By Terrence P. Farley, Esq.

2.    WHY WE DO WHAT WE DOBy The Honorable Ron Godbey, Esq., President, Drug Watch International

3.    THE LIGHTHOUSE By John J. Coleman

4.    ERIOUS CRIME WILL GET YOU SERIOUS TIME! By: David E. Risley, J.D.

5.    NIDA BULLETIN . . . ADULT CONTENTNIDA Community Club Drug Alert Bulletin (2004) www.drugabuse.gov Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

6.    INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEF

7.    T’S SIMPLY WRONG!By Sandra S. Bennett

8.    ORGANIZED CRIME SITUATION REPORT 2004: From the Council of Europe, December 2004

9.    ARTICLES OF INTEREST

10. SUPREME COURT DECISION: SO-CALLED MEDICAL MARIJUANA June 6th, 2005

11. MARIJUANA CAN TRIGGER RAPID DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE

 

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December 2005 Newsletter

September 2005 Vol. X, No. 2

 

1.    NEEDLE EXCHANGE:HARM REDUCTION OR HARM MAINTENANCE? By Senator Tom Coburn, M.D.

2.    THE GREAT MEDIA BLACKOUTBy The Honorable Ron Godbey, President, Drug Watch International

3.    THE LAW OF THE LAND By John J. Coleman

4.    DON'T BE FOOLED BY "HEMP"

5.    DANGER - DRUGGED DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAYS

6.    MARIJUANA -- MORE DANGEROUS THAN YOU THINK

7.    MINNESOTA KILLER WAS A POTHEAD By Cliff Kincaid , April 20, 2005

8.    INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEF

9.    STATEMENT BY THE WHITE HOUSE DRUG CZAR ABOUT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT’S DECISION REGARDING SO-CALLED MEDICAL MARIJUANA John Walters

10. THE FAILURE OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (NEPS) By Mark E. Souder, Chairman

11. SAD BEYOND BELIEFJohn Coleman,

12. ORAL CANNABIS INDUCES PSYCHOSIS AT LOW LEVELS

13. WHAT ARE DRUG USERS LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY CONTACT DRUG SERVICES: ABSTINENCE OR HARM REDUCTION?

14. NEIL MCKEGANEY1*, ZOE ̈ MORRIS2, JOANNE NEALE3 & MICHELE ROBERTSON4

15. MALIGNANT NEGLECT: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND AMERICA’S SCHOOLS

16. PTA CONVENTION FEATURED LEGALIZATION ADVOCATE

 

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September 2005 Newsletter

March 2006 Vol. XI, No. 1

 

1.    THE IMPACT OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE ON CHILD HEALTH By Fred J. Payne, M.D., M.P.H.

2.    JOHN COLEMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DRUG WATCH INTERNATIONAL

3.    RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING (RSDT) By John J. Coleman, President, Drug Watch International

4.    Drugged Driving – A New Opportunity  By Robert L. DuPont, M.D.

5.    A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TAKES A STAND By Bopak Tavangar

6.    INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEF

7.    DUTCH DRUG POLICY, A FAILED EXPERIMENT By Renee Besseling

8.    THE ENDURING MYTH: POT SMOKERS ARE FILLING STATE PRISONS By Elizabeth Edwards

9.    THE LEGAL ISSUES IN “MEDICAL” MARIJUANA FEDERAL VERSUS STATE LAW By David G. Evans, Esq.

10. A POINT OF FACT: SETTINGROBKAMPIA’SCRIMINALRECORD STRAIGHT By Elizabeth Edwards

11. WORLD FORUM AGAINST DRUGS By Katarina Cnuttingius

 

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