war on drugs

OUR OPINION: LePage Plan for War on Drugs Wrong-Headed

...  OPINION: LePage plan for war on drugs wrong-headed A baby born to a drug-addicted mother may suffer withdrawal, but that can be managed after birth with little long-term effect. The experience of living in a chaotic home with an… Continue reading

Why Is the War on Drugs So Big I Think We Should Legalize It?

...  by Morgan Lund: Why is the war on drugs so big i think we should legalize it? It hurts no one and when. It’s illegal the cops are making it a promising thing to do to sell drugs cause… Continue reading

Eleven Brought Before Judge

...  brought before judge LANCASTER — There were 11 people arraigned Thursday in Fairfield County Municipal Court on drug-related charges, involving either trafficking in cocaine or heroin, as a result of a recent multiunit police roundup. The Fairfield-Hocking Major Crimes… Continue reading

Actor's Death Shines a Light on Addiction

...  death shines a light on addiction The War on Drugs began as a militarylike approach to cocaine use, particularly to crack cocaine, which was wrapped in myths about the nature of the drug and its users that drove the… Continue reading

New Wave of Heroin Claims Hoffman and Others

...  to be an obsolete evil, a blurry memory of a dangerous drug that dwelled in some dark recess of American culture.But smack never really disappeared. It comes in waves, and one such swell is cresting across the nation …… Continue reading

Questions on Heroin Epidemic? Univ. of Maryland Addiction Expert Dr. Bankole

...  is in the fields of addiction, biological, and forensic psychiatry. He graduated from … Read more on Newswise (press release) Demi Lovato Talks About Drugs, Addiction After Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Robin Williams. The comedian overcame a cocaine addiction,… Continue reading