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Drugs
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While Congress Fails on Syringe Exchange Funding, Activism Fills the Gap
Syringe access is one of many strategies of the harm-reduction movement that is changing the way society deals with drugs from the bottom up.
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Declaring War on Heroin
Despite the Obama administration's talk of emphasizing treatment and prevention, crucial public health measures continue to be neglected.
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South of the US Border, the War on Drugs Is Really a War on People
Canadian journalist Dawn Paley debunks the alleged war on drugs south of the US border.
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The Poor Suffer From Hunger – Not the Munchies
Drug-testing for food stamps wastes taxpayer money and stigmatizes economic hardship.
Ethan Nadelmann’s Fiery TED Talk: What Has the War on Drugs Done to the World?
Ethan Nadelmann left his teaching position at Princeton to become an advocate for ending the drug war.
The End of the Drug War – or a New Cartel of Cartels?
Media spin and historical amnesia threaten to cover up the return to a policy of the Mexican state and cartel cooperation.
Drug Policy Action Grades Members of US House of Representatives on Commitment to Drug Policy Reform in New Voter Guide
Historic bipartison majority in favor of reforming US drug laws and letting states set their own marijuana policies.
In Context of Accusations of CIA Drug Smuggling, WaPo Calls $10 Million a Week “Relatively Small”
The movie Kill the Messenger has brought to new attention to charges that the CIA was involved in drug smuggling in the 1980s.
Tale of Two New Yorks Endures Under de Blasio as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrest Crusade
Extreme racial disparities persist as Blacks and Latinos make up 86% of marijuana possession arrests, despite young Whites using at higher rates.
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Major League Baseball Continues to Balk on Player Drug Use: Drugged World Series Stars?
Baseball acts like an ostrich's head in the sand for economic reasons: ratings and revenue.