Overall drug use is down, but marijuana and alcohol use among Florida middle- and high school-students remains a concern, state officials said Thursday.
The Florida Office of Drug Control, joined by the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, released results of the 2010 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey Thursday at the Hanley Center addiction treatment facility in West Palm Beach.
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New hookah bar Adam’s Corner is finally ready to open in the former Listrani’s Restaurant space. The bar received its liquor license this afternoon, and is planning to open this weekend, says owner Chedlia Dridi.
Dridi has been eager to open since the beginning of September, but still had several loose ends to tie up before opening to the public. The liquor license from Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control was the last piece. Dridi is hoping to do a soft opening tomorrow, and plan an official grand opening in a month or so. Ream more »
A recent survey set up by Colmar Brunton on behalf of British American Tobacco is said to have breached the Smoke-free Environments Act (1990).
The Ministry of Health is at present busy investigating this survey in which the people were reportedly given free cigarettes, a $40 incentive and Fly Buy points. More than two dozen people this week are said to have laid their complaints about the survey, says Action on Smoking and Health Director Ben Youdan.
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Three women in a foreign land. They hardly speak the language, don’t know the customs, but vow to be good wives to young men they barely know. The year is 1946. The foreign land is the United States. In World War II, during brief encounters and stolen moments, 6,500 American recruits married French girls even while fighting their way to Paris and beyond. An overwhelmed U.S. Army set up “cigarette” Chesterfield, Lucky Strike – to “Americanize” the brides before shipping them to the care of in-laws they’d never met. Ream more »
I used to love getting a few packs of candy cigarettes in my Halloween bag as a youngster. Did those pretend-tobacco confections influence my later pack-a-day habit? Probably not as much as old Warner Bros. movies and the Kool-puffing juvenile delinquents I knew in high school did. Hey, everyone seemed to be smoking cigarettes in the 1960s…even Fred Flintstone.
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U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl led a group of Republican officials Wednesday denouncing a ballot measure that would allow medical marijuana.
“Marijuana for medical treatment is the foot in the door for legalization,” Kyl said at a news conference opposing Proposition 203.
McCain, who is running for a fifth term, pointed out that the medical community has declined to back medical marijuana.
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A thief broke into a La Playa-area medical marijuana dispensary early Tuesday and stole dozens of cannabis cigarettes.
A burglar alarm began sounding at San Diego Organic Collective on Shelter Island Drive shortly before 3:30 a.m., according to San Diego police.
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“Opa!” cries the staff of Acropolis Greek Taverna as white paper napkins are tossed with abandon into the dining room atmosphere.
It’s Saturday night on the infamous 7th Avenue of Ybor City, but I’ve steered clear of the typical nightclub scene to find a more cultured taste of this historic district.
The main entrance opens into a room with a vaulted ceiling, painted and illuminated to resemble a brilliant blue sky with clouds. Ream more »
As the city descends into crisper temperatures and adopts an orangey hue, seasonal ingredients are rolling into grocery stores while local chefs and food fans are reacting accordingly. So what else is new?
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Leslie Brenner crowns Sharaku Sake Lounge as “excellent: One of the finest restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth.” I’m glad that it delivered so well, but I was looking forward to making some sort of “skewered” pun.
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Cigarette-stealing suspects are on the loose Wednesday morning, after they left a crashed car in a field near Rancho Seco Park.
3 men broke in to an Aisle 1 Fuel Center, near the Raley’s along Twin Cities Road and Highway 99 in Galt and stole several packs of cigarettes.
They then took off heading northeast along Twin Cities Road with Galt and CHP officers following. The chase reached 100 mph, and officers pulled back. They laid a spike strip down as the chase reached Rancho Seco Park, but the suspects drove off the road into a field. Ream more »