drug use

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Schoolteacher Tracey Schroeder, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is unhappy about crime, open-air drug use and the slow rebuilding effort in the wake of the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

This broad strategy allowed the team to better understand both the scale of the problem and possible ways to address pollution linked to human and veterinary drug use.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Both Mears and the Home Office said they do not have records of drug use or dealing at the Springfield Road flat.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“People think you can only get hepatitis B through intravenous drug use or sexual activity, and that’s actually not true,” says Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics committee on infectious diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Teachers should be knowledgeable about drugs, be personally committed to opposing drug use, and be skilled at eliciting participation by students.

From What Works: Schools Without Drugs by Education, United States Department of