Street agencies

Darren had also made contacts with a local street agency aimed at crack users, and he continued to see them frequently. Our next involvement was when we were asked to assess him in relation to funding for a stay at an out-of-town residential rehabilitation centre. It transpired that his situation had improved substantially, with a general reduction in drug use... 

During the 1960s and 1970s non-statutory services, particularly in London, set up day centres and street agencies, which presented alternatives and additions to the statutory services, and a focus away from the disease model and towards the individual s problems. Three major roles of street agencies are advocacy on behalf of drug users, direct counselling or advice to users and their families, and liaison... 

All blends of these oxygenated compounds are subject to ASTM D 439 volatility liinits except ethanol. Contact the EPA for current waivers and detailed requirements, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Eield Operations and Support Division (EN-397E), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. 

American Insurance Association (AIA) 85 John Street New York, NY 10038 Handbook of Industrial Safety Standards, AssoersiXionoi Q2LSuS. ty 2iad Surety Companies, New York, 1962. Compilation of industrial safety requirements based on codes and recommendations of the ANSI, the National Eire Protection Association (now part of AIA), the ASME, and several government agencies. 

A. F. Maciorowski, Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, USA... 

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information Hotline U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street. S.W. (OS-120)... 

Environmental Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333... 

Kemp, W.M., W.R. Boynton, J.C. Stevenson, J.C. Means, R.R. Twilley, and T.W. Jones (eds.). 1983. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Upper Chesapeake Bay Studies Related to Possible Causes of the Recent Decline in Abundance. Final report submitted to U.S. Environ. Protection Agency, 2083 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. 331 pp. 

A firefighter is often required to assist civilians who seek travel directions or referral to city agencies and facilities. The accompanying map shows a section of the city where some public buildings are located. Each of the squares represents one city block. Street... 

URL http //www.gao.gov E-mail contact gao.gov Phone (202) 512-3000 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20548 An independent government agency that investigates how the federal... 

Frequently quoted estimates among enforcement agencies suggest that currently some 450 mt of cocaine (at street purity) are destined for the markets in North America and 250 mt of cocaine (at street purity) for the markets in Europe.3 Far smaller amounts actually arrive in these markets and are sold to the final cocaine consumers, as almost half is seized or lost in transit. 

Lehner, U. C., "Work-Safety and Anti-inflation Agencies Split over Drive to Cut Regulatory Costs", Wall Street Journal (August 3, 1978). 

According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), drug abusers favor short and intermediate-acting barbiturates. Barbiturate users often refer to the pills they take in terms of the color of the capsule. These street names include blues or blue devils for Amytal reds, red birds and red devils for Seconal yellow jackets for Nembutal purple hearts for Luminal and rainbows and Christmas trees for Tuinal. 

Sandoz believed that LSD had great potential as a therapeutic drug. However, its increasing street use and association with the counterculture of the sixties made it fall out of favor with most legitimate researchers as well as drug enforcement agencies in various countries, particularly the United States and Britain. As a result, the company stopped producing LSD in 1968. 

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