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In the News: White House Denounces Freeing of Mexican Drug Lord Who Ordered DEA Agent’s Murder The Obama administration responded Sunday to the prison release of a Mexican drug lord who was serving 40 years for the 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. “We are deeply concerned by... Learn More

In the News: AAU Coach Arrested for Drug Trafficking The head of a major Amateur Athletic Union basketball program in Washington was arrested last week on drug trafficking charges after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Curtis Malone is the founder of the D.C. Assault AAU organization... Learn More

In the News: Obama Administration to Reform Drug Sentencing Policy Today, Attorney General Eric Holder is announcing a pretty big change in the way the Justice Department prosecutes minor drug cases. The new approach is meant to send fewer low-level, nonviolent drug users to federal prison, part of a broader... Learn More

In the News: CNN’s Sanjay Gupta: I Was Wrong About Weed In an essay titled "Why I Changed My Mind on Weed," written for CNN's website, one of America's most prominent doctors says he has shifted his stance in support of medical marijuana. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN... Learn More

In the News: South Beach “Party Princess” Expected to Take Plea Deal in Fatal Crash Case A self-described “party princess” is expected to plead guilty this afternoon to the gruesome hit-and-run car crash that killed South Beach chef Stefano Riccioletti in January. Karlie Tomica, according to sources, has agreed to serve four years behind bars, two... Learn More

In the News: Actor Wes Bentley Opens Up About Heroin Addiction In a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, “Hunger Games” star Wes Bentley opened up about his past struggles with addiction. The 34 year old was lauded for his role in 1999’s “American Beauty” which won the Academy Award for... Learn More

In the News: ‘Glee’ Monteith Tribute Will Address Addiction Cory Monteith's addiction-related death will be addressed in the "Glee" episode bidding farewell to his character, Finn Hudson, a Fox executive said Thursday. Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly told reporters the drama will address Cory Monteith's death in the third... Learn More

In the News: “Rehab Racket” Uncovered A yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN has found that several California drug rehab clinics have been defrauding taxpayers. These clinics collect thousands of dollars of government funding for clients that don’t exist and/or services not... Learn More

In the News: Lindsay Lohan Gets Another Chance Lindsay Lohan is free to leave rehab tomorrow, but TMZ reports that she will stay another 3 - 4 days because she feels she needs a transition period before re-entering the free world. They say she'd like to stay in... Learn More

In the News: DEA Raids Legal Marijuana Dispensaries in Washington In a series of coordinated raids, federal agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration raided marijuana dispensaries in Washington State last week, despite the fact the state legalized the substance last November. However, while medical marijuana is legal in Washington,... Learn More

In the News: Pope Encourages Drug Addicts to Have Hope Pope Francis addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighborhood of Rio, offering them a message of compassion and hope as well as a call to self-determination. “You have to want to stand up; this is the... Learn More

In the News: Kristen Johnston Stands Up for Addicts In a piece for the New York Times this week, Kristen Johnston criticized the way the media portrays addiction. She writes: “The depth with which addiction is misunderstood and misrepresented in this country amazes me.” The Third Rock from the... Learn More

In the News: White House Denounces Freeing of Mexican Drug Lord Who Ordered DEA Agent’s Murder

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