drug policy

Methadone Abuse, Please Help.?

...  than two weeks from today — unless Beijing stands down from its apparent clandestine intent to ban the New York Times and Bloomberg News reporters from operating in the country.” The Slatest: … The program, started last year by… Continue reading

Officials Question Drug War's Effectiveness

...  Question Drug War's Effectiveness While Vance's view is conventional within law-enforcement circles, drug-policy experts assert that the criminalization of crack and other drugs fuels a cycle of mass incarceration and continued drug use. Statistics from the Drug Policy Alliance… Continue reading

Should Marijuana Be Legal? Debate Rages On

...  Marijuana be Legal? Debate Rages On So it's a very strong connection.” "Yes, it's true, if you look at cocaine users, most of them did use marijuana before they used cocaine," countered a member of URI's Students for Sensible… Continue reading

Curbing Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

...  drug abuse and illicit trafficking The more worrisome drugs being abused in our environment is marijuana, cocaine and alcohol. The drug abusers are mostly youth. This should be a source of concern to every one of us. While casual… Continue reading

Lengthy Criminal History for Person of Interest in Triple Murder

...  weapons case Police seized $ 6,554, 98.6 grams of crack cocaine, 4.8 grams of powder cocaine, 6.8 grams of heroin, a sawed-off Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 12-gauge shotgun, a sawed-off Sears 12-gauge shotgun and a .45 caliber Charles Daly… Continue reading

Bolivia Touts Coca Flour as Way for Addicts to Kick Habit

...  Touts Coca Flour As Way For Addicts To Kick Habit … government in the capital of La Paz, the international drug policy expert Martin Jelsma of the Transnational Institute said that mild doses of the stimulant coca – such… Continue reading