Md. Gubernatorial Candidate Calls for Legalizing Marijuana

Md. Gubernatorial Candidate Calls For Legalizing Marijuana
She doesn't agree with the argument that smoking marijuana could lead to the use of harder drugs, such as heroin and cocaine. "The studies just don't bear it … In addition, Mizeur says marijuana is not as addictive as some legal substances. "People … Read more on WFMD

Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
If you get busted for cocaine, you could end up in a situation where social services are involved. People lose their kids.” An Escalating Problem. In late 2009, a discovery made in a Walgreens in Michigan lit up the forums where recovering addicts chat … Read more on New York Times

NYC bans tobacco sales to anyone under age 21
During a brief ceremony at City Hall, Bloomberg said raising the legal purchase age from 18 to 21 will help prevent young people from experimenting with tobacco at the age when they are most likely to become addicted. City health officials say 80 … Read more on WBTV