Opinion: The Drug War Is Destroying MLK's Dream
... the Drug War is Destroying MLK's Dream And, while there is little medical difference in the effects of crack and powder cocaine, crack, traditionally associated with black people, has a federal penalty 18 times greater. So it's little… Continue reading
Faces of Heroin: Kane County Impacted by Scourge of Addiction
... percent increase in public treatment admissions for heroin use in the Chicago metro area, from 4,150 admissions in 1998 to 17,411 in 2008. Garcia said heroin is an equal-opportunity … Read more on Kane County Chronicle Obama is not… Continue reading
Program to Give Free Drug Needles to Curb Disease
... percent will acquire HIV. The lifetime cost of caring for a hepatitis patient is $ 500,000 … Read more on Elko Daily Free Press Los Zetas' Southward Expansion Patterns in cocaine seizures illustrate this trend. According to the UNODC,… Continue reading
Absolute and Irresponsible Authority
... and Irresponsible Authority In total war, combatants and the civilian population are not differentiated. When the phenomena of crack cocaine (crack cocaine is just powder cocaine with baking soda, water, and heat) hit the streets, President Reagan signed into… Continue reading
Alton Police Credit Public for Arrests
... police credit public for arrests “Alton police are proud to announce that the Drug Unit, with the help of the Patrol and Detective divisions, have successfully removed over 20 pounds of marijuana, crack and powder cocaine and seven guns… Continue reading
Rethinking and Reforming the War on Drugs
... and Reforming the War on Drugs The majority, however, of those who deal and use crack cocaine aren't violent-prone gang members, but poor, and increasingly female, young blacks. They clearly need treatment, not long prison stretches. It's also a… Continue reading