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Get People Talking
You don't have to be a brilliant writer or scientist to get people talking. You can use the factual information you find in this site to get things going. So go ahead, write a letter. Type an email. Start a blog. Comment on someone else's blog. Participate in an online forum. If we're going to succeed in putting Drug Courts within reach of every American in need, we need to get people talking.

Headlines

Drug Courts Confront Relaxed Attitudes Toward Pot
Medical marijuana is legal in 14 states, and advocates would like to expand that or legalize pot altogether. But the judges, lawyers and therapists who work in drug courts say the criminal justice system has helped addicts turn their lives around.
Holder sees drug courts as lifeline
US Attorney General Eric H. Holder, speaking in Boston yesterday at the nation’s largest conference on drugs and crime, said drug courts play a key role in rehabilitating addicts and reducing crime and should be available to more people, especially juveniles.
Defendants Fresh From War Find Service Counts in Court
At the state level, special courts to deal with the problems of veterans are being formed across the nation, modeled on the special courts to deal with drug and mental health issues. Twenty-one veterans courts are in operation, said West Huddleston, the chief executive officer of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.
Drug Courts Appeal to Democrats and Republicans
Drug courts seem to be that vanishingly rare thing in Washington: an issue with near consensus.