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	<title><![CDATA[Who's Smoking What? Drug Czars, UN Proclaim Victory in Drug War]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maia-szalavitz/whos-smoking-what-drug-cz_b_24286.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>There's a curious new trend amongst drug warriors these days-- declaring victory!</p>

<p>For example, recently released <a href="http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html">2006 U.N. World Drug Report</a> includes this bizarre claim:</p>

<p>"In the long-term, the drug problem has been contained... there is evidence that, over the last hundred years, [international drug control policy] has reduced and contained the drug problem at the global level."</p>

<p>See <a href="http://www.stats.org/stories/UN_drug_fantasy_jun30_06.htm ">here</a> for how this "achievement" actually consisted largely of China executing opium users and dealers during the 20th century and how...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:46:00-04:00</date_published>
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