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Kerilkowske Signals ‘A New Direction in Drug Policy’

By | 04.14.10 | 11:11 am

Mike’s reported on the White House’s shift away from a “war on drugs” mentality toward an increased focus on prevention and treatment. Today, National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske emphasized that shift in testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s subpanel on domestic policy.

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Dems Suddenly Silent in Face of Controversial Obama Stand on Global Drug Policy

By | 03.11.09 | 12:41 pm

Official negotiations among United Nations members begin today in Vienna over a U.N. declaration to guide global drug policy for the next decade.

As we’ve written here recently, the Obama administration has come out strongly in support of needle exchange programs — a break from previous administrations that’s been More…