Chronicle AM–March 7, 2014

Chronicle AM–March 7, 2014
The paper, Cocaine: Toward a Self-Regulation Model—New Developments in Harm Reduction, argues that most cocaine users do not "escalate toward addiction," but instead self-regulate their use and that drug treatment programs stressing the disease model …
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State budget adds .5M to expand drug courts
“If you're really going to talk about the shift from addiction to treatment, it's not just for those who get arrested,” said Roseanne Scotti, the director of New Jersey Drug Policy Alliance, a national organization promoting progressive drug policies …
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Zohydro: Why everyone is afraid of this new FDA approved drug
She spoke to CBS 12 about the soon to be released drug and says her pharmacy is in an area of Delray Beach that has many rehab facilities so she's no stranger to the tactics of people desperate to get their hands on prescription pain killers. Maxwell …
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