Drug Czar: Pot Legalization Won't Change Mission

Drug czar: Pot legalization won't change mission
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
BALTIMORE (AP) — The nation's drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won't change his office's mission of fighting the country's drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul.
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Prescription drug abuse up among US teens
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The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these medications.
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