ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Report on States Refraining from `Tough' Drug Policy.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: The Drug Policy Alliance released a report saying many states are adopting policies that treat drug addiction drug addiction or chemical dependency Physical and/or psychological dependency on a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance (e.g., alcohol, narcotics, nicotine), defined as continued use despite knowing that the substance causes harm. more like an illness than a crime, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . The survey, which reviewed laws passed between 1996 and 2001, found that 46 states passed laws that would ease tough consequences for people with drug violations. Last month, the Bureau of Justice Statistics Noun 1. Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers BJS released a report that claimed the nation's prison population increased even though the crime rate decreased in 2002. Experts cite mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders for the increase. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Coleen Cusack is a criminal defense attorney with 10 years' experience. She can discuss drug offenses and law enforcement. PR Contact: Sara Hyde 916-456-0880 shyde@randlecommunications.com Del Royer is the Solano County substance abuse administrator. Royer can share his expertise on drug court and addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. and his insights on community and health. PR Contact: Marla Ellis ELLIS - EuLisp LInda System. An object-oriented Linda system written for EuLisp. "Using Object-Oriented Mechanisms to Describe Linda", P. Broadbery <pab@maths.bath.ac.uk> et al, in Linda-Like Systems and Their Implementation, G. Wilson ed, U Edinburgh TR 91-13, 1991. 916-456-0880 mellis@randlecommunications.com Thomas Rundquist, of Nova Counseling Associates Inc. (a Nova Media unit), has 30 years of experience counseling and writing on social issues such as drugs. He has also been politically involved by writing platforms on crime and drugs. 231-796-4637 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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