Guest Post: Helping Youth and Turning Lives Around through Education

February 18, 2013

Posted by Al Brandel, ONDCP Advocate for Action on February 13, 2013 at 12:46 PM EST Throughout my career as a law enforcement officer specializing in juvenile issues, I have seen first-hand the consequences of drug use on our young people. Drugs can ruin lives and lead to a multitude of other problems, such as […]

Toward a Smarter Drug Policy

February 18, 2013

Posted by R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, ONDCP and Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP on February 14, 2013 at 11:14 AM EST In Los Angeles not long ago, a man named Michael Banyard ran afoul of California’s “three strikes” law. After bouts of homelessness, unemployment, suicidal thoughts, and a criminal record driven by an […]

Professional Development Training: Tools and skills to help a client with substance use related problems.

February 14, 2013

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A resource for parents of teens addicted to drugs and alcohol

February 13, 2013

Parent Pathway provides Information, Help, Community and Hope to the parents of teens addicted to drugs and alcohol. Parent Pathway has been created by parents who understand what it is like to have a child struggling with addiction. It is a lonely and desperate time when you realize that your child needs help and […]

Sabet speaks with Huffington Post D.C. bureau chief

February 12, 2013

Kevin Sabet fields questions about marijuana legalization while also speaking with Ryan Grim, Washington, D.C., bureau chief of The Huffington Post. He also got a chance to speak about our organization — and to explain why Big Marijuana is girding to go the ways of Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol — unless more of us […]