| RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- States have spent only about 3 percent of the billions they've received in tobacco taxes and legal settlements over the last decade to fund tobacco prevention programs, making it harder to reduce the death and disease caused by tobacco use, according to a report released Thursday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Canadian Press) -- There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country? WASHINGTON (AP) -- More teens are smoking dope, with nearly 1 in 10 lighting up at least 20 or more times a month, according to a new survey of young people. WASHINGTON (The New York Times News Service) -- The Obama administration's top drug policy official said Tuesday that although the government continues anti-drug efforts on the Southwest border, "we cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem." CHICAGO (AP) -- Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth. | News brought to you by: | | | | | | |
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