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Washington — Efforts to prepare for a pandemic or other type of mass disease event belong squarely in the realm of public health and not law enforcement, contrary to the direction taken since 9/11 by the federal government, argues a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Instead of focusing on providing resources and guidance to local and state public health agencies, federal policies too often emphasize the need to take tough, coercive actions against the people they are charged with protecting, according to the report, “Pandemic Preparedness: The Need for a Public Health Approach.”

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Utah’s new anti-methampetamine public-awareness campaign calls on the friends and family members of users to help them overcome their addiction, the Deseret Morning News reported Sept. 24.

That’s a departure from typical campaigns against the drug, which often focus on “meth mouth” and other gruesome effects that the drug can have on users.

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