Scott Burns - Office of National Drug Control Policy

Scott Burns - Office of National Drug Control Policy

Scott Burns is Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs. According to whitehouse.gov: Most recently, Scott Burns served four elected terms as Iron County Attorney in Cedar City, Utah. He founded the Multi-County Narcotics Task Force... [more]

Scott Burns is Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs. According to whitehouse.gov: Most recently, Scott Burns served four elected terms as Iron County Attorney in Cedar City, Utah. He founded the Multi-County Narcotics Task Force and served as Chairman of the Southern Utah Law Enforcement Agencies Board. He was an Adjunct Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Southern Utah University and an Instructor, as well as Member, of the Board of Directors for the Utah Police Academy. Scott is a graduate of Southern Utah University and received his J.D. from California Western School of Law.

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Smoking marijuana is becoming even more popular among U.S. teens and they have cut down on smoking cigarettes, binge drinking and using methamphetamine, according to a federal survey released Monday. More teens also are getting high on prescription pain pills and attention-deficit drugs, according to eighth, 10th and 12th graders surveyed by the University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse.  
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates has been awarded a $5.3 million, 3-year contract from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), to support the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM II) program. The ADAM II program is a unique research survey that collects and analyzes data on heavy drug users who are involved with the criminal justice system. The contract is a follow-on to...  
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A state association of law enforcement officials says a cold remedy used to make methamphetamine should be available only by prescription. The Kentucky Narcotic Officers' Association says putting strict controls on pseudoephedrine would reduce the production of meth in the state. The Paducah Sun reports that the group voted unanimously on Monday in favor of legislation that would make it a prescription-only drug. The General Assembly...  
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It was methamphetamine that brought James Finnegan and Sam Lincoln together Nov. 23, 2005, when the two were part of a group of people smoking the drug that morning. It was meth that blew them apart just hours later when Lincoln, believing Finnegan ...  
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AMA meeting: Delegates support review of marijuana's schedule I statusAmerican Medical NewsThe Food and Drug Administration cited an interagency memo reflecting policy of the DEA, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the FDA stating that ...and more »  
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Northern Ontario reserve in "state of crisis" because of drug abuse: chiefR & D MagazineBy AP A northern Ontario chief says his reserve is in a "state of crisis" because of an epidemic of illegal prescription drug use. ...Drug abuse sparks crisis on reserveThe Chronicle Journalall 2 news articles »  
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Sun Star CourierMan arrested for drug abuse after police find syringes: Seven Hills Police BlotterSun Star CourierBy Sun News staff DRUG ABUSE, EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD: Police charged a 21-year-old Parma man with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia, ...'Don't make me shoot you,'suspect says in cafe robbery: Lakewood Police BlotterSun Star CourierWoman forges checks, steals from grandma: North Ridgeville Police BlotterSun Star...  
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Big Spring VA Breaks Ground on New Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Facility 11/20/09KOSAToday the Big Spring VA Medical Hospital broke ground for its new 40 bed drug abuse Domiciliary facility. The facility will provide residential ...and more »  
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Support for legalizing marijuana grows rapidly around USWashington Post... for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said he was astonished recently to be invited to contribute thoughts to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. ...and more »  
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Malaysia StarParty drugs that killMalaysia StarPETALING JAYA: Party drugs are fast reshaping the trend of drug abuse in the country, spreading aggressively to reach suburban schools and ...and more »  
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Mansfield drug abuse office takes $126K hitMansfield News JournalMANSFIELD -- The local Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program is trying to bounce back ...and more »  
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