Drug Crime

Alaska Teen Injected With Heroin Passes Away

AP | By RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Jena Dolstad, Video, Heroin Overdose, Heroin Injection, Anita Shell, Alaska Crime, Anchorage Alaska, Teen Tragedy, Drug Crime, High School News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska teenager allegedly injected with heroin by a 26-year-old man died Thursday, almost a week after suffering the drug over...

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Obama Drug Policy: Reforming the Criminal Justice System

Rafael Lemaitre | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Obama Administration, Drug Market Intervention, War on Drugs, Lt. Daniel Gannon, Drug Crime, Drug Policy Reform, Obama Drug Policy, Champions of Change, Politics News
Rafael Lemaitre

There is no simple, straightforward fix to America's drug problem. Successfully combating this social challenge requires an approach that blends drug treatment, smart law enforcement and alternatives to incarceration.

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'Loose Change' Producer Arrested For Dealing Heroin

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Crime, Loose Change, Crime, 911, Ny News, 9/11, New York Crime, Drugs, Heroin, Drug Crime, New York News

ONEONTA, N.Y. — A producer of a documentary alleging conspiracy theories behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been arrested on drug charges...

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Nearly 10,000 tons of marijuana found on Houston's eastside

Houston Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marijauna Seized, Drug-Crime, Crime, Marijuana, Marijuana Arrests, Pot, Houston Texas Marijuana, Houston Texas, Home News

Drug agents and police are searching for the smugglers of nearly 10,000 pounds of marijuana seized on Houston's eastside, a U.S. Immigration and Custo...

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Breaking Our Addiction to Prison

Gen. Barry McCaffrey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Addiction, Biden Crime Bill, Drug Court, Criminal Justice System, Prison, Dennis Challeen, Incarceration Rates, Samhsa, Substance Abuse, Drug Crime, Video, Politics News
Gen. Barry McCaffrey

It has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Drug Courts work. Drug Courts significantly reduce drug abuse and crime and do so at less expense than any other justice strategy.

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