Drugs

Obama Drug Czar Pick: No Recovery from War on Drugs?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ramstad, Health, Drug War, Obama Transition, Drugs, Drug Policy, Barack Obama, Drug Czar, Drug Addiction, Obama Medical Marijuana, Obama Drug Czar, Obama Drugs, Addiction, Medical Marijuana, Obama Needle Exchange, Obama Drug Policy, Barry McCaffrey, Jim Ramstad, Clinton Needle Exchange, Needle Exchange, Obama Drug War, Ramstad Drug Czar, Politics News
Maia Szalavitz

Obama shouldn't make the mistake that Bill Clinton did and install a drug czar who will ignore science and push dogma.

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CIA Shot Down American Missionary Plane, Repeatedly Misled Congress, Report Finds

Washington Post | Joby Warrick | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Peru, Michael Hayden, Cia, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, War Wire, Drugs, Foreign Affairs, War on Drugs, Politics News

The CIA repeatedly misled Congress and the Justice Department in their investigations of the 2001 shoot-down of a Peruvian plane carrying U.S. mission...

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Cocaine Kills Colombian Forests

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 11.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Cocaine and Deforestation, Drugs, Deforestation, Cocaine, Colombia, Environment, Green News

LONDON — Does white powder damage your green credentials? Colombia's vice president said Tuesday that Britain's middle classes, who recycle and...

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Oak Park Sees Increase In Drug Use

Oak Leaves | John P. Huston | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Oak Park Drug Use, Oak Park Drugs, Increased Drug Use Oak Park, Oak Park, Oak Park Township, Drugs, War on Drugs, Oak Park Marijuana, Chicago News

Oak Park officials are privately on high alert as drug use increases, threatening to allow gang influences to break through the village's borders. Wi...

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'LA's Dopest Attorney': Harvard Law Grad Specializes In Marijuana Charges

Buzzfeed | Peggy Wang | Posted 11.19.2008 | Style

Read More: Marijuana, Drugs, Allison Margolin, LA's Dopest Attorney, Style News

Allison Margolin has marketed herself as the lawyer who will get you off on your marijuana charges. Unfortunately, she seems so cool that you'd proba...

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Heather Locklear Charged With DUI Of Drugs

AP | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Drugs, Dui, Heather Locklear, Heather Locklear DUI, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors in Santa Barbara have charged Heather Locklear with misdemeanor driving under the influence, citing prescription drugs...

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How to Fix the Economic Meltdown and Stop Terrorism: Legalize Heroin and Whores

David Henry Sterry | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Master of Ceremonies, Law Enforcement, Serial Killer, Marijuana, Economy, Sex Trafficking, South America, Drugs, Asia, War on Drugs, Prohibition, Economic Recovery, Prostitution, Chicken, Ecstasy, Cigarettes, Alcohol, Sex Worker, Abraham Lincoln, Empowerment of Women, Willie Nelson, Sexual Predators, Al Capone, Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, Pimp My Ride, Bloomingdale's, Pimp My Crib, Victimization, Free Enterprise, Gangsters, Exploitation, Pimp, Economic Meltdown, Taliban, Afghanistan, Harry Potter, Afghan Taliban, Whores, Politics News
David Henry Sterry

The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.

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Jewish Girls and Self-Destructive Behaviors: By The Numbers

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Destructive, Girls, Cutting, Sex, Alcohol, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Drugs, Think Tank, Technology, Jewish, Teen Loneliness, Jewish Girls, Low Self-Esteem, Jewish Girls Eating Disorders, Social Networking, Self-Esteem, Youth Body Image, Living News
Leslie Goldman

We must help undo the damage done by impossibly high academic standards, media portrayals of unrealistic bodies, and other factors that make young women feel like they don't measure up.

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US Military: Afghan Dope, 40 Tons Worth, Destroyed In Raid

AP | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan, War Wire, Drugs, Afghanistan Drugs, Foreign Affairs, Politics News

KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. military spokesman says Afghan and coalition troops have seized 40 tons of hashish during a raid in southern Afghani...

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Mackenzie Phillips Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge

Reuters | Posted 11.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Drugs, MacKenzie Phillips, Entertainment News

Former "One Day at Time" television star Mackenzie Phillips pleaded guilty to cocaine possession on Friday and was ordered into another drug rehab pro...

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Healthcare Abducted

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Exercise, President, Drugs, Life Force, Drug Sales, Congress, Nutrition, Healthcare, Big Pharma, Diet, Government, Physicians, McCombs Plan, Drug Lobby, LifeForce Plan, Unemployment, Weight Loss, Pharmaceutical, Health, Insurance, Americans, R&D, Quality of Life, Living News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Mainstream healthcare in America has been abducted by the pharmaceutical and insurance companies. As profits have moved to the center stage, patient c...

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Fight Crime, Ban Symbols

Suzette Standring | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Insignias, Latinos, U.S. District Court, Swastikas, Crime, Ghenghis Kan, Free Speech, Seizure, Drugs, Logos, Gangs, Los Angeles, Racketeering, Murder, Freedom of Speech, Court Order, Trafficking, Injunction, Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, Fashion, Convictions, Symbols, Motorcycle Gangs, Mongolian, Mongols, Media News
Suzette Standring

A patch, label or logo does not a murderer make. Let's not start down a road where in time the government gets into the business of controlling tee-shirt slogans.

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Too Many Guns

Frida Berrigan | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Mexico, Drugs, Foreign Arms Sales, Firearms, Guns, Politics News
Frida Berrigan

The United States is the world's largest arms-supplying nation. In 2007 alone, the United States entered into over $19.1 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreements with other nations.

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Warring Philosophies Regarding Drug Treatment: To Jail or Not Jail for Relapse

Tony Newman | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Drug Addiction, Drugs, Drug Policy Alliance, Prison, Drug War, In Treatment, Drug Court, ARRIVE Drug Treatment, Exponents, Voluntary Drug Treatment, ARRIVE, Howard Josepher, Living News
Tony Newman

Let's help drug addicts where they're at and not let perfection be the enemy of good. Let's make sure that we offer compassion and empowerment, not judgment and a jail cell.

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Ryan O'Neal And Son Charged With Drug Possession

AP | Posted 10.15.2008 | Entertainment

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MALIBU, Calif. — Ryan O'Neal and his son, Redmond, were charged Wednesday with possession of methamphetamine. Both face felony drug possession ...

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Bush Administration Made Complete Immunity for Negligent Corporations a Top Priority

Les Weisbrod | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Toys, Diana Levine, Supreme Court, Recalls, Lead, Les Weisbrod, US Supreme Court, Regulatory Agencies, Cpsc, Drugs, Pet Food, Corporate Accountability, Wyeth, American Association for Justice, Bush Administration, Fda, Attorneys General, Trial Lawyer, Pharma, Politics News
Les Weisbrod

In the past three years federal agencies, have engaged in a campaign to hand corporations a 'get-out-of jail-free' pass when their products have harmed consumers.

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Colin Farrell On Rehab: I Was Dying (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2008 | Entertainment

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Colin Farrell told a BBC talk show how he "was dying" before he checked into rehab nearly three years ago and was "fairly drunk and high for 16 years....

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Jose Canseco Detained At US Border For Fertility Drug

AP | Posted 10.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Drugs, Sports, Jose Canseco, Jose Canseco Drugs, Entertainment News

Jose Canseco was held for nearly 10 hours by immigration authorities after agents said they stopped the former baseball star with a fertility drug as ...

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Green Party's Gabeira May Be a Troubled Rio de Janeiro's Best Hope

Chris McGowan | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Brazilian Politics, Mayoral Election, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, Rio Election, Drugs, Drug Traffickers, Militias, Partido Verde, Fernando Gabeira, Marcelo Crivela, Green Party, Green News
Chris McGowan

Brazilian iconoclast Fernando Gabeira, who is running for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in the Sunday, October 5th election, may be the best hope for turnin...

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How Will the Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use and Drug Policy?

Tony Newman | Posted 10.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Drug Use, Drugs, Drug Policy Alliance, War on Drugs, Wall Street Crisis, Drug Policy, Economic Crisis, New York Times Style Section, Numbing Pain, Economic Crisis Drug Use, Escapism Drugs, Living News
Tony Newman

I have to believe that the fear and anxiety being felt by so many because of the economic crisis will lead to increased use of alcohol and other drugs to calm fears or numb pain.

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Broadcom's Henry Nicholas' Life Of Drugs, Prostitutes And The Underground Lair

Vanity Fair | Bethany McLean | Posted 10.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Broadcom, Broadcom Founder, Robert Warnes Leach, Henry Nicholas, Sex, Drugs, Billionaires, Henry Nicholas Scandal, Business News

Henry Nicholas isn't just another tech-boom billionaire charged with backdating stock options. All the drive, arrogance, and aggression he poured into...

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Tijuana Drug Tunnel Becomes Art Center

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 09.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Drugs, Tijuana, Mexico, Marijuana, Style News

TIJUANA, Mexico — Artists and intellectuals now sip wine where drug traffickers once convened. Sculptures have replaced bundles of U.S.-bound ma...

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Grieving Family Blames Amy Winehouse for Overdose Death

Isaac Skelton | Posted 09.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Good Samaritan Laws, Drugs, Celebrity Drug Use, Christopher Preece, Health, Drug Overdose, Amy Winehouse, Living News
Isaac Skelton

While I understand Mr. Preece's anger and search for explanations for his grandson's death, pointing a finger at celebrity drug use will do nothing to change the situation.

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Ryan O'Neal Denies Drug Allegations After Arrest

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 09.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ryan O'Neal, Redmond O'Neal, Drugs, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — A day after Ryan O'Neal and his son were arrested on suspicion of drug possession, his lawyer denied any wrongdoing by the actor. ...

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Drug Czar John Walters: The Irony And The Idiocy

Paul Armentano | Posted 09.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Arrests, Cannabis, Marijuana, Health, John Walters, Dea, Drug Czar, Thc, Drugs, Pot, War on Drugs, Style News
Paul Armentano

Deep down, even the Drug Czar knows that the use of cannabis does not pose anywhere near the health and safety threat as does the use of other intoxicants, including alcohol.

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