How Parents Can Discourage Youths Drug Use
Washington AP reports the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse offers guiding parental principles. Parents model behavior, address adolescent curiosity with balance, discourage initial use, and maintain family involvement before turning to schools or professionals. Open honest discussions build mutual respect and prevent communication breakdowns.
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Major Recommendations from Drug Abuse Commission
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse urges creation of a federal anti drug agency to run enforcement treatment and prevention for five years, with state analogs. It favors shifting from punishment to treatment for users, funding statewide programs, stricter controls on prescriptions, and tighter review of drug information and media advertising to curb youth interest.
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Goodland City Manager to Leave May 1
Goodland Kansas city manager John Flowers, in office three years, resigns effective May 1 and will join an engineering consulting firm in Dodge City. The post is controversial in the mayoral race, with both primary winners favoring eliminating the position.
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Elliott Named Acting FHA Administrator in USDA Shuffle
Washington AP reports retired Air Force general Frank B. Elliott, previously assistant secretary for administration, was tapped to head the Farmers Home Administration. Elliott, 56, takes over FHA after James V. Smith resigned earlier this year, with no formal Agriculture Department announcement.
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