Panel on gun restrictions on mentally ill advances
Filed under: San Antonio Drug Abuse
The proposal creates a task force to look at what firearm restrictions, if any, are needed for those who suffer from mental illness and alcohol or drug abuse. The measure was prompted by the case of the suspect in the Aurora movie theater massacre, who …
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Job sites testing for legal drugs too
Filed under: San Antonio Drug Abuse
With 46 employees, San Antonio's Brown Excavation & Utilities has been doing expanded drug testing for about 18 months. “It just got to the point where we said to ourselves, 'It's time to start doing this,'” said Bridgett Brown, owner of the water …
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Drug czar: Pot legalization won't change mission
Filed under: San Antonio Drug Abuse
BALTIMORE (AP) — The nation's drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won't change his office's mission of fighting the country's drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available …
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