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Judge Throws Out Murder Charge in Mississippi Fetal Harm Case
The ruling means that the woman whose drug use had her facing a possible life term can at most be charged with manslaughter in the death of her stillborn …
Medical Marijuana Dropped from State Budget, Leaving Patients to Suffer
On Saturday, Governor Cuomo, Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Senate Co-Presidents Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein announced that they had reach a budget agreement, but the deal excluded the Compassionate …
Stuck in the Bluff: The Controversy of Needle Exchange Programs
With hundreds of programs across the US and throughout the world, some states still view distributing needles as illegal.
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Double Dip: Doctors Paid To Advise, Promote Drug Companies That Fund Their Research
Research has been seen as less objectionable than other forms of interactions with drug companies, but 10 percent of researchers have multiple ties among the nine companies analyzed. That …
Horse of a Different Color
Here's the completed outpouring of my emotions that will never really be complete.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn’t Have to Die
Fighting heroin addiction and drug addiction should be dealt with in the most practical fashion possible. That's why the United States should start its own heroin prescription program as …
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Six Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Were Buried So Big Pharma Could Make Money
New meds are being rushed to the market so industry can start making money even before safety has been determined.
“Drugs Aren’t the Problem”: Neuroscientist Carl Hart on Brain Science and Myths About Addiction
As DN! continues its conversation on the nationwide shift toward liberalizing drug laws, the program is joined by the groundbreaking neuropsychopharmacologist Dr. Carl Hart.
Why the Right to a Fair Trial Doesn’t Really Exist for Drug Defendants
The severity of Sandra Avery's sentence had little to do with her possession of a small amount of crack cocaine. She was punished for refusing to plead guilty and …
Canadians Should Demand More in Political Leaders
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Toronto mayor Rob Ford together signal a trend, and not an anomaly.