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Ramstad Seen as Possible Obama Drug Czar
As President-elect Barack Obama's transition team gathers steam, word is leaking out that recently retired Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) -- a strong advocate for addiction treatment and recovery -- could be in the running for the position of Obama's "drug czar." 11/21/2008
GAO Report Criticizes ONDCP Evaluation of Drug-Free Communities Grantees
The federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) set up its own process for determining grant eligibility for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program that resulted in an inability to "show that only eligible coalitions received grants in accordance with the Drug-Free Communities Support Program's statutory framework," according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). 10/16/2008
Recovery Rallies Draw Big Crowds in NYC, St. Louis
An estimated 5,000 people braved sullen, rainy skies on Sept. 27 to march across the Brooklyn Bridge in a show of strength and support for addiction recovery, just days after similar events drew thousands of attendees in St. Louis and other communities around the country to mark National Recovery Month. 10/10/2008
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Boston University School of Public Health 
