Heroin Summit: 'effort cannot, must not, will not end today'

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In the hotel ballroom, prosecutors and law enforcement weighed in on a plan to send more drug offenders to treatment instead of the slammer. "The addicts clearly are sick," said Cuyahoga County Sheriff Frank Bova. "We have to help the addict before …
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Trey Radel seeks redemption

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Radel entered a rehabilitation facility here in the Sunshine State Thursday afternoon, but never raised the specter of resigning, and instead plans to take a leave of absence from Congress until the end of 2013. He isn't setting a timetable for when he …
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'Narco Cultura' Takes You Inside The World Of Drug Violence

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Only 7 percent of Americans think the United States is <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/november_2012/7_think_u_s_is_winning_war_on_drugs">winning the war on drugs</a>, and few Americans are interested …
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