Police and opponents differ about the effectiveness of Drug Abuse Resistance Education. OCEAN CITY -- The school district's drug-resistance program distorts the facts about drugs but does not curb drug use among its graduates, opponents of the program said. Dr. Steven Fenichel of Ocean City and Clifford Thornton Jr. of Windsor, Conn., on Wednesday asked the Board of Education to consider alternatives to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program that has been taught in its schools since 1991. In the nationwide program, police officers come into the classroom to teach students about the dangers of drugs and ways to resolve conflicts without violence. [continues 480 words]
Michael Antonelli is in prison in Cumberland County, guilty of conspiracy in a New York State drug-distribution ring. Diane Antonelli served six months of house arrest and is still on probation. ATLANTIC CITY -- Being under house arrest wasn't the easiest way to live, but Diane Antonelli made do. That's what happens when you're a convicted drug offender. Talking to her husband through glass at a prison-visitation room isn't the way she envisioned spending her days, but the 40-year-old just accepted it as her new reality. [continues 756 words]
