CASACONFERENCE: How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope
Please join us on Nov. 17 for this important and timely event designed especially for those who want to know how to help children make it to age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol or using illegal drugs: Parents, pastors and clergy, principals, teachers, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and community leaders.

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Drug Czar Urges Police to Advocate Against Legalization
White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske's thinking about drug addiction has moved from disdain to enlightenment over the past decade, but the former police chief views drug legalization as a "non-starter" and is urging law-enforcement officials to speak out against the idea.

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Free Continuing Education Credits
Read the October 2009 issue of the Treatment Practitioner's Research Bulletin, take the test, and immediately receive your downloadable certificate for 1.0 CEU.

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DEA Letter Sparks Fears About Intimidation of Buprenorphine Docs
A recent letter from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to doctors certified to prescribe buprenorphine sparked concerns about intimidation and a perceived attempt to suppress the number of physicians prescribing the anti-opiate medication -- an impression that the Obama administration moved quickly to dispel.

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Combine Nicotine Patch, Lozenges to Quit Smoking, Researchers Say
A study comparing five pharmaceutical approaches to quitting smoking found that mixing nicotine patches and lozenges was the most effective, in part because it seemed to best duplicate the highs and lows of nicotine addiction faced by smokers.

  

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