Throwaways: Recruited by Police & Thrown Into Danger, Young Informants Are …

Published February 21, 2013

Throwaways: Recruited by Police & Thrown into Danger, Young Informants are …
New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman has just been awarded a George Polk Award for her article, "The Throwaways," which investigates law enforcement's unregulated use of young confidential informants in drug cases. Stillman details how … After … Read more on Democracy Now

Teenager caught with £1000 worth of crack
MORE than £1,000 in suspected crack cocaine was seized from a teenage girl in the men's toilets at the bus station. The 17-year-old was seen entering the men's toilet at around 1pm on Tuesday and following a strip-search, she was found to have a … Read more on Swindon Advertiser

Brain Shape Linked to Cocaine Addiction
Sporadic cocaine users tend to have a larger frontal lobe, a region associated with self-control, while cocaine addicts are more likely to have small frontal lobes, according to the study, which was published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The … Read more on New York Times