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Undercover officer admits to cocaine use

BRAMPTON - Undercover drug squad officers in Toronto use cocaine in the course of their investigations, a Brampton court was told.

The "quite startling" allegation, as Assistant Crown Attorney John North referred to it, was made in documents filed by the defence in the Superior Court of Justice yesterday at the sentencing hearing of veteran drug squad officer Robert William Kelly, 36.

The highly-decorated officer pleaded guilty on June 23 to two counts of possessing 3.15 grams of cocaine, including an admission that he became addicted through using the drug on duty and that he supplied the narcotic to a police informant. More...

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In search of the 'anti-drug'

More money is being pumped into drug education than ever. Yet the image of drugs continues to be one of glamour rather than danger. As teen drug use holds steady, this much is clear: No one seems to know just what to teach kids about drugs - or how, or when.

NEW YORK – When George Bush delivered his State of the Union address last January, he was quick to proclaim his administration's faith in drug education. "We are fighting illegal drugs," the president told a roomful of applauding legislators, "by cutting off supplies and reducing demand through antidrug education programs."  More... (Photograph)

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Addiction: A Brain Ailment, Not a Moral Lapse

For all that has been written and spoken about addiction as a medical disease, most people, including most physicians, understand little about what draws people to drugs and keeps them hooked, often despite severe consequences and repeated attempts to quit.

A better understanding of the pull and tug of addiction can help those who are hooked and those who want the monkey off their backs for good.

The savings in life-years, quality of life and lost income can be huge, not to mention the costs of drug-instigated crime and medical care. (Free Registration Req'd) More...

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I saw your talk in Montreal a few years back and it was great! Thanks, and thanks for your radio show.

My father was an alcoholic and I have attended al-anon meetings as a teenager and as an adult to help myself be a better person. Your show has helped me a lot too. Thanks again.

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Teen Drinking: Dispel myths, save lives

EDITORIAL: USA Today

The damage to the nation from underage drinking is as startling as the fact that three in 10 high school students admit to binge drinking. Alcohol is involved in the three biggest causes of teen death traffic accidents, homicides and suicides according to a recent national study. The cost to the nation in crime, medical bills and lost lives is estimated at $53 billion a year, more than $500 for every U.S. household.

Yet, the debate over how to combat teen drinking is dominated by myths pushed by a powerful alcohol industry intent on staving off advertising curbs, tax hikes and expanded government programs. More...

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In a City of Few Limits, One Just Got Lower

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 23 — A state law lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers went into effect one minute after midnight today in this archetypal good-time town, but most revelers seemed too busy drinking to notice.
"People who drink and drive are going to do it anyway," said Phil Blanke, a stagehand for "Showgirls" who moved here from Philadelphia five years ago and was drinking a beer shortly after midnight at the Crown and Anchor pub. "I'm not for going out and getting sloshed. It's just a question of knowing your limit." (Free Registration Req'd) More...
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 Allen Yalen, visiting from Arizona, finishing off a beer by the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Czar's command is Russia's curse: vodka

Tippling takes toll on health, industry -- many die drunk

Sumino, Russia -- With a crooked half-smile, Alexander Yegorov acknowledges his defeat.

In his 18 years as the manager of the Sumino collective dairy farm, Yegorov has tried everything he could think of, from levying fines against employees who show up drunk at work to asking the police to rein in local moonshine makers who sell homemade vodka to his workers on credit. "Nothing works," he says.

Like Russia itself, Yegorov is waging a losing battle against vodka, which he says is crippling his farm in the country's northwest. More.....

Dr Steven R. Miller Ph.D

      

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SPEAKING MORE OPENLY ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE
Hidden Cases, Including Mine

By Mark Elliot

Being a victim of sexual abuse makes for good conversation these days, but I cannot say I enjoy the topic. Sexual abuse is a very familiar topic for those of us involved in alcohol and drug recovery. I have heard estimates that 60 percent to 80 per cent of us have been sexually abused. When I first began discussing it publicly in 1991 a secretary asked me if such talk was "some new fad for young men". I think the look she got from me told her what she needed to know.

It is no fad. I would prefer to have my nails pulled out with a pair of pliers - slowly and with agony if it would mean never having to discuss my sexual abuse again. It is a subject that’s caused me no end of pain, confusion, alcoholism, and addiction since I was six years old. Other victims are suing the church, the parochial schools, the government, and others for their suffering. I have no one to sue and no desire to do it even if I could. More...
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