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WAKING
UP TO THE DRUG WAR'S FAILURE
Editorial - Chicago Tribune
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For years,
the nation has been trying to combat drug use and addiction
with tough law enforcement--aggressive policing, firm
prosecution, and long prison sentences. But the results have
been mixed at best. And all across the country, doubts about
the drug war are not only surfacing but leading to changes
in policy. |
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The right stuff
President-elect Bush should make
reform-minded New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson his drug czar.
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While
the Washington media is all a-titter about the expected confirmation battle
over Attorney General-designee John Ashcroft -- does he or doesn't he have a
statue of Robert E. Lee tucked away in his closet? -- next to no attention is
being paid to the fact that a vital Cabinet-level position remains unfilled.
Drug czar Barry McCaffrey is gone (can't you feel the void?) but no one is even
speculating about who President-elect George W. Bush will name to succeed him.
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‘Traffic’
provides wake-up call for Bush
Film sheds light on
deficiencies of drug war.
By ROBERT L. MAGINNIS
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Hollywood is
rarely helpful when it comes to formulating policy for a
new administration, but President-elect George W. Bush
could glean some important ideas about America’s
30-year-old drug war from the hit movie
"Traffic." The movie’s three interlocking
stories provide a realistic indictment of the drug war and
cry out for action.
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Drug Rehab May Not
Shorten Jail Time
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Nonviolent
federal prisoners don't automatically qualify for shorter
sentences if they get drug treatment behind bars, a divided
Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. |
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Dr Steven R. Miller Ph.D
Group
sounds alert on teen interest in designer drugs
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Looking back, the
girl's father said, he saw signs of trouble. |
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First was her
obsession with her weight, the dietary supplements with ephedrine,
the manic workouts and the swings from uncharacteristic
boisterousness to exhaustion.
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The dieting and workouts
began a year ago. By late November, the girl was dead.
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Voices of Women who
Gamble in Ontario
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Do you play bingo,
slots, scratch tickets, casino or other games of chance?
We are seeking female
participants for a Provincial study on gambling.
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Heroin
A
parent’s
roller-coaster ride
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The
mother of a teen-age addict
writes about her struggle |
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Take
a moment. Imagine the wildest ride you have ever had on a
roller coaster. Now, envision having to experience all those
feelings every day for the next three years. This will give
you a taste of what it has been like for me as a parent of
an 18-year-old heroin addict. |
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Recreational
Pharmaceuticals
Finding
new party drugs like K and ecstasy won't be easy
BY JOHN
CLOUD
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In the past
few months, it's become nearly impossible to buy Ketaset in
New York City's underground drug market. Made by Fort Dodge,
an Iowa-based pharmaceutical firm, Ketaset is a brand of
ketamine, a compound that blocks certain neuroreceptors,
causing hallucinations in high doses and, in lower doses, a
fuzzy dissociation — like the warmth of a couple of Jim
Beams. |
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Magic
mushrooms thrive as weeds wane
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Hippies
would have thought they were hallucinating. The horses would
have failed a dope test. Geoffrey Kibb was amazed but stone
cold sober and knew a scientific phenomenon when he saw one. |
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Failure
Calamitous ‘drug war'
Editorial - The Charleston Gazette
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TWENTY
years ago, 41,000 Americans were in prison on drug charges.
Today, the number is nearly 500,000. |
Drunken
Driver Gets 11th Conviction
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An unemployed
construction worker who became a poster boy for toughening state
drunken driving laws was convicted Wednesday of his 11th offense
and sentenced to 18 months in jail. |
Ex-smokers
propose 'positive' cigarette warnings
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TORONTO
- New
hard-hitting warnings on cigarette packages are already making
their way onto store shelves, but not all non-smoking groups
agree the approach will work.
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Canada
plasters warnings over every pack sold
The
war on drugs needs a tactical shot in the arm
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The war on drugs
makes many casualties. Most who are wounded or die suffer their
fate in anonymity. An exception: Constable Barry Schneider of the
RCMP.
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Historic
meth conference focuses on Central Valley's fight against drugs
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FRESNO -- Some of
California's most powerful lawmakers heard a plea Tuesday from the
Central Valley's outgoing U.S. attorney to begin a stepped-up
attack on methamphetamine production by appropriating enough money
to hire dozens more agents for the FBI and Drug Enforcement
Administration. |
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Marilyn Manson says we're all stars in the Dope Show. But even if that's true, Marilyn's only the latest in a long line of performers to cash in by pushing drug imagery--pro, con, and indifferent. (What, exactly, does being a star in the Dope Show mean, anyway?) Match drug lyrics and performers in Do It Now's music trivia game, Name Dope Tunes! | Today's Thought
Thursday,
January 11, 2001
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