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National Institutes of Health Changes Approach to Addiction. Will Washington State Policy-Makers Follow Suit? It is important to keep drug users out of the criminal justice system and steer them into treatment.	Gay and lesbian teens are punished more at school and by police LGBT students are often discriminated against from a young age.	"Levamicoke": The Latest Collateral Damage in the War on Drugs The War on Drugs has made cocaine even more dangerous for drug users.	Expecting? Expect Denied Insurance Coverage Through 2014 Change is coming to insurance policies that are discriminatory toward expectant mothers.
Capital Punishment – Tightening the Noose on Washington’s Budget Abolishing the death penalty would save Washington millions of dollars every year.	Comprehensive Sex Education: Two Local School Districts Revise Their Curricula Two eastern Washington schools districts have taken strides toward comprehensive sex education.	Election Results for Marijuana Legalization and Liquor Privatization: The Case for State Control? California’s Proposition 19 narrowly lost on election day.	Return to Sender Washington State jails are adopting a restrictive "postcard policy" for prisoners.
Score! High School Reinstates Predominantly Hispanic Soccer Team The Okanagon County school board just voted to reinstate the boys' soccer team.	Investigation of Medical Marijuana Patient Conducted with Guns and Battering Ram The SPD poorly handled a recent medical marijuana case.

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