The Reality of Permissive Pot Laws
... reality of permissive pot laws But the apparent consequences of this outwardly drastic change amount to a nonevent. As The New York Times reported Sunday, "Warnings voiced against partial legalization — of civic disorder, increased lawlessness and a drastic… Continue reading
The Deadly Side of Prescription Drugs
... constitutes 2 percent of all prescription drugs prescribed nationwide, but it accounts for 30 percent of all overdose deaths … Read more on Madison Courier Book Bags for the Children, and Bags of Crack at Starbucks It reads like… Continue reading
Online Ads Are the Latest Way Gun Buyers Can Avoid Background Checks
... ads are the latest way gun buyers can avoid background checks States with the private sale loophole have more gun-related violence, the mayors found, citing statistics on women shot to death by intimate partners, law enforcement killed with handguns,… Continue reading
Ah, There's Nothing Like New Baby Smell
... There's Nothing Like New Baby Smell When given the smell of newborns taken from pajamas, the women all showed activity in the same dopamine pathways that light up after ingesting cocaine, enjoying food, or other reward-inducing behavior. The reactions… Continue reading
Bike Incident Probed
... people were inside the vehicle and the woman, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for theft under $ 1,000, was found in possession of cocaine. Jewelry goes missing. Last Wednesday (Sept. 25), police received a report of a… Continue reading
The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts
... Rational Choices of Crack Addicts Long before he brought people into his laboratory at Columbia University to smoke crack cocaine, Carl Hart saw its effects firsthand. Growing up in poverty, he watched relatives become crack addicts, living in squalor… Continue reading