Cocaine

Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Public Health

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

If we are willing to ingest fluoride to prevent tooth decay, surely we can tolerate a trace of lithium to prevent suicides.

Brittany Murphy Was Recent Subject of Controversy

Danny Groner | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment


Danny Groner

There's bound to be speculation about the cause of Murphy's death. Initial reports cite cardiac arrest, the same cause that was attributed to Michael Jackson's death this summer.

Buju Banton Arrest: Reggae Star Arrested For Cocaine Possession

AP | Posted 12.14.2009 | Home


MIAMI — Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida. Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in U.S. fe...

Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Charge Ahead

Anthony Papa | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York


Anthony Papa

The dismantling of the Rockefeller Drug Laws is picking up steam. The New York State Assembly held a key hearing to press forward with implementation of the reforms.

Face the Facts -- and End the War on Drugs

Johann Hari | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Johann Hari

The unofficial slogan of the prohibitionists for decades has been: The facts will only undermine the war, so invent some that show how successful we are, fast. Look at the United States.

Cocaethylene Studied: Cocaine, Alcohol Mix To Create Toxic 3rd Chemical

The Observer | Jamie Doward | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living


Drug addiction clinics say they are becoming increasingly concerned by the health risks associated with the chemical -- the only known example of the ...

La Familia Cartel Targeted, Police Arrest More Than 300 Across U.S.

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT and SEAN MURPHY | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


OKLAHOMA CITY — In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that d...

Drugs: Losing the Longest War

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Michael Kaplan

On October 14, 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared war on drugs ... again. There have been one or two conflicts in human history that lasted longer -- though we'd better win this before 2012, or we'll find ourselves alone in a league with the Hundred Years' War.

Big Bank Profits Spark Rally in Cocaine, Hooker Sectors

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The historic profits notched by the nation's biggest banks are starting to have a positive impact on the broader economy, with the cocaine and hooker sectors showing striking gains.

David Paterson Does the Right Thing and Drops the Rock

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


Anthony Papa

Having felt the sting of the Rockefeller laws firsthand -- serving 12 years under a 15-years-to-life sentence -- I understand the full meaning of the reforms that went into effect today.

The Evolution of Colombia's Narco-Submarines

Maryam Ishani | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


Maryam Ishani

For over 20 years Captain Mario Rodríguez has worked to counter the steady advancement of the transportation technologies employed by Colombian traffickers to smuggle cocaine into Mexico and the U.S.

Here Is Your Chance to Help End the Failed War on Drugs

Anthony Papa | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Anthony Papa

Our nation's drug policy should be based on reason, compassion, health and human rights, but to do so will take a great deal of strategizing and organizing.

Four Year Old Handed Out Cocaine At Newark Daycare, Thought It Was Candy

Joe Territo | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York


Joe Territo

Police said the boy's father, afraid of getting caught with cocaine, had hidden it in his son's pockets and told him it was candy.

Marijuana Use By The Numbers

Paul Armentano | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Paul Armentano

By age 25, 54 percent of the population has admittedly used marijuana. Does anyone still believe that marijuana prohibition is working -- or that all of these people deserve to be behind bars?

Police Seize Rocket Launcher, TNT In Raid

STNG | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago


Explosives, one live rocket launcher, a cache of guns, marijuana and cocaine were confiscated Wednesday from a home in unincorporated Antioch, and a f...

Candidates Drug Use Not A Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy On Issue Should Be!

Tony Newman | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Tony Newman

We have two candidates running for District Attorney of Manhattan, one the of the most powerful law enforcement jobs in the country, admitting to cocaine use.

Nearly 1/3 Of Cocaine Seized In US Is Tainted

AP | JON GAMBRELL | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Nearly a third of all cocaine seized in the United States is laced with a dangerous veterinary medicine – a livestock ...

Mexico and Argentina Move to Decriminalize Marijuana and Other Drugs

Tony Newman | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


Tony Newman

In the last week both Mexico and Argentina made international news by passing a law and making a major Supreme Court ruling calling for low-level drug offenders to receive treatment instead of jail.

Route 36 In Bolivia: The World's First Cocaine Bar

The Guardian | Jonathan Franklin | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


"Tonight we have two types of cocaine; normal for 100 Bolivianos a gram, and strong cocaine for 150 [Bolivianos] a gram." The waiter has just finished...

Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Possession

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday – a move that prosecutors say makes sense eve...

Up To 90 Percent Of U.S. Paper Money Contains Traces Of Cocaine: New Study

Huffington Post | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


On Sunday, the American Chemical Society, a nonprofit scientific society chartered by Congress, released a study claiming that up to 90 percent of U.S...

Ice Cream Truck Driver Busted For Drugs

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) -- Police have arrested a Long Island ice cream truck driver on charges of buying illegal drugs. Nassau County police say the 22...

Child Cocaine Use Soars In Britain

Press Association | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


hocking rises in the number of children treated in hospital after overdosing on cocaine were revealed today. In less than a decade the number of unde...

1,600 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized Near Venezuela: Coast Guard:

AP | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says an estimated 1,600 pounds of cocaine were seized from a motorboat off the coast of Venezuela last week. Autho...

The Wave of Evil: New Report on ADHD Drugs Blowback

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living


Bruce E. Levine

ADHD drugs are either the "amphetamine-like" or actual amphetamines. It should not be surprising that long-term use is associated with many hazards.