Media
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Prevention
- Smart and Sober: A New Approach to Prevention [December 2003]
- The rise of teen drug use [The Miaimi Herald, November 10, 1996]
- A lesser grade in drug prevention [USA Today, June 4, 1996]
The War on Drugs
- The Legalization Debate [The Roanoke Times, October 3, 1996]
- A kilo of prevention is only cure for drug woes [The News, April 22, 1993]
- Visiting analyst says less demand is key in drug war [Indianapolis Star, April 21, 1993]
- From Sarajevo to Needle Park [TIME, February 21, 1994]
- Little agreement even on where to draw battle lines [USA Today, February 8, 1995]
- U.S. war on drugs failing, report says [The Columbus Dispatch, February 26, 1996]
- Drug Czar Details Efforts to Halt Flow of Narcotics [LA Times, December 4, 1997]
- Adviser sees prevention as way to win drug war [Indianapolis News, April 21, 1993]
- An Ounce of Prevention is Not Enough [The Washington Post, June 7, 1996]
- Drug numbers are scary [The Oregonian, December 20, 1997]
- Seizing the Crime Issue, Clinton Blurs Party Lines [New York Times, August 1, 1996]
- The Phony Drug War [TIME, September 2, 1996]
- Drug foes can do more than say no [The Roanoke Times, October 4, 1996]
- Dole Backs the Big Lie in Drug War [LA Times, October 22, 1996]
- Americans Say Government Should Refocus War on Drugs [Inside Report on AIDS, April 1, 1994]
- What Would It Take to Keep America Off Drugs? [TIME, November 9, 1992]
- The Method Behind the Madness [Counselor, February 2002]
- Drug Use Does Not Equal Terrorism [Counselor, June 2002]
- Watching the New Drug Czar [Counselor, April 2002]
- Another Tango With Heroin [New York Newsday, February 18, 1991]
- Forging a New Vision on Drug Policy by Working Together [Southeast Sun, Spring 1994]
- Forging a New Vision on Drug Policy by Working Together [Southeast Sun, Spring 1994]
- Drug Strategies contributed to HBO’s Addiction Project.
- Clinton Launches $17.1 Billion Anti-Drug Strategy [Reuters, February 13, 1998]
- Governors grapple with drug issue [Idaho Statesman, June 6, 2001]
International Drug Policy
- U.S. Mexico Unveil Joint Plans to Fight Drug Trade [Reuters, February 6, 1998]
- US drug list faults leader in Colombia [Boston Globe, February 27, 1996]
- U.S. strategy on drug certification changing [The Miami Herald, November 18, 1997]
- Fighting the Drug War With Boomerangs [New York Times, March 30, 1997]
- Don’t Make a Deal [The New York Times, July 17, 1994]
- Don’t Knock Colombia for dealing with the Devil [LA Times, June 25, 1991]
- Don’t Go for the Burma Junta’s Bait [International Herald Tribune, July 20, 1994]
- Opium: Deadly Harvest from Turmoil in Asia, [The New York Times, July 31, 1980]
- Drug Strategies President Mathea Falco discusses current drug violence and trafficking in Mexico on Global Journalist radio program.
- Mathea Falco’s interview on U.S. international drug policy on PBS’s NewsHour.
- Has the Time Passed for U.S. Drug Sanctions? [Wall Street Journal, February 24, 1998]
- US Anti-Drug Effort Should Begin at Home [Christian Science Monitor, February 25, 1993]
Alcohol
- Our children’s No. 1 enemy: Alcohol [USA Today, April 24, 2001]
- The Drug that Pretends It Isn’t [Newsweek, April 10, 2000]
- Evaluation of school drug prevention calls for more improvement [Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly, May 24, 1999]
- Alcohol: Kids’ Drug of Choice [The Washington Post, May 27, 2000]
- Evaluation of school drug prevention calls for more improvement [Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly, May 24, 1999]
Drug Awareness
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network: Report Details States Hit Hardest by Fentanyl, Highlights Their Responses
- Survey: 50% of people know addict [North Hills News Record, April 16, 1995]
- Heroin Finds Market in Young People [Christian Science Monitor, March 23, 1998]
- Anti-Drug Plans Should Do More, Report Says [The San Francisco Chronicle, June 4, 1996]
- Young Teens Showing Greater Drug Awareness [The Washington Post, December 21, 1997]
Drug Courts
- New court offers other approach to drug cases [South Bend Tribune, July 28, 1997]
- Drug Courts: More Evidence They Reduce Repeat Offenses [Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 1997]
- New court offers other approach to drug cases [South Bend Tribune, July 28, 1997]
Cutting Crime
- Cutting Crime, Keeping Our Rights [New York Times, April 1, 2000]
- Clinton Turns to Drug Treatment Plan as Weapon Against Crime [February 10, 1994]
- Crime is Top Political Issue in ’94 Campaigns [Drug Policy Report, April 1994]
- Treatment Breaks the Crime Cycle, Jail Doesn’t [LA Times, March 6, 1995]
Welfare Reform
- Welfare Law Leaves Drug Addicts Little Recourse [Chicago Tribune, April 1, 1997]
- Welfare reform requires services for addictions [February 19, 1997]
Violence Prevention School Programs
- Marijuana Use Among Teens [Lakeland Ledger, Walter Scott’s Personality Parade, September 1, 1996]
- Best Weapon in War on Drugs: Sixth Grade [The Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 1997]
- Just Say Life Skills [Time, November 11, 1996]
- Tackling Drug Prevention: How you can help your child’s school [Good House Keeping, October 1996]
- School violence prevention poor [United Press International, June 24, 1998]
- Strengthening schools’ anti-violence programs [USA Today, June 25, 1998]
- Childwatch: Safe Schools [The Atlanta Inquirer, August 1, 1998]
- Few high marks for in-school safety curricula [Journal and Courier, June 25, 1998]
- A New Niche [Desert Sun, February 6, 1995]
Treatment
- Drug Strategies releases comprehensive teen treatment guid [Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, Monday, January 20, 2003]
- Social ills, risk-taking cited in youths’ drug abuse [The Boston Globe, October 20, 1995]
- Walter Scott’s Personality Parade [Parade Magazine, January 19, 2003]
- The Future for Teens [Counselor, June 2003]
- Sex Differences Do Matter in Adolescent Treatment [Counselor, April 2004]
- The problem is growing; the research and treatment are not [The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 1, 1999]
- Education by example fights drugs [Detroit Free Press, September 21, 1993]
- Methadone Makes Sense; Cutting It Doesn’t [Los Angeles Times, October 20, 1998]
- The Epidemic of Addicted Women [The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 1, 1999]
- We could save lives, money by funding more drug treatment [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 2, 1995]
- Cut heroin use, not methadone programs [Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 23, 1998]
- NPR’s All Things Considered‘s story on Drug Strategies’ Treating Teens.
- Abstract: “An In-Depth Survey of the Screening and Assessment Practices of Highly Regarded Substance Abuse Treatment Programs,” published in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, January 2010
- “Does Higher Cost Mean Better Quality? Evidence from Highly Regarded Adolescent Drug Treatment Programs,” published in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, 2007
- “The Quality of Highly Regarded Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: Results of an In-Depth National Survey,” published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 2004
- Substance Abuse Treatment is Limited, Study Reveals [National Underwriter, October 7, 1996]