INFORMATION
International: Drug Control
12/21/2009 - In light of Mexico’s decriminalization of some narcotics, companies should review employee drug-use policies.
Beyond Print: Drug Control
08/31/2009 - Fake and substandard medicines create public-health problems with global reach. Experts at an American Enterprise Institute panel discussion addressed the issue.
International: Drug Control
08/27/2009 - International cooperation is necessary to combat the illegal global trade in dangerous counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals, panelists argued at an American Enterprise Institute event.
Beyond Print: Drug Control
07/31/2009 - A federal appeals court has ruled that new regulations requiring that certain urine drug tests be performed under direct observation are justified and constitutional.
International: Drug Control
07/28/2009 - A former Mexican government official questions the current government's approach to fighting drug cartels, calling it politically motivated.
Daily Headline : Drug Control
06/18/2009 - An unspecified number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be given the ability to investigate drug crimes at the U.S. border, long the jurisdiction of Drug Enforcement Administration agents.
Daily Headline : Drug Control
03/02/2009 - A top official in the State Department on Friday highlighted four countries critical to keeping narcotics off American streets, farms, and cul de sacs and said that the United States is pursuing a "comprehensive solution" to contain drug use and drug-related violence.
Daily Headline : Drug Control
02/11/2009 - A shootout between Mexican soldiers and drug traffickers around the town of Villa Ahumada in the northern state of Chihuahua has left 21 people dead as Mexico slides further into anarchy, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Headline : Drug Control
02/05/2009 - Should teachers be subjected to random drug testing? That's a debate currently circulating through the U.S. court system, notes a Time analysis of the issue.
Beyond Print: Drug Control
11/25/2008 - A new Motorola survey says consumers rank drug trafficking and drug possession as their number one public-safety concern.
Intelligence: Drug Control
11/25/2008 - The National Transportation and Logistics Association wants to regulate last-mile couriers of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, but smaller companies question whether participation is worth the cost.
Daily Headline : Drug Control
11/19/2008 - Representatives from the U.S. government discussed new strategies to fight the increasing use of self propelled semi-submersibles (SPSSs) by Colombian and Mexican drug traffickers at the 2008 Marine Security Expo on Wednesday.
International: Drug Control
10/29/2008 - West Africa is emerging as another frontline in the war on drugs.