US Sentencing Commission Votes to Cut Drug Trafficking Sentences [FEATURE]
US Sentencing Commission Votes to Cut Drug Trafficking Sentences [FEATURE]
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Passage of the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, which reduced—but did not eliminate—the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenders, was a step in the right direction. And passage of the Smarter Sentencing Act (House … The quantity … Read more on Drug War Chronicle
Dealer who sparked Tischer to criticize judges convicted of 3 crimes
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Is Pot Getting More Potent?
Is pot getting more potent?
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While many consider pot far less harmful than legal drugs like tobacco and alcohol, it can pose risks to adolescents, pregnant women, and those with the potential for certain mental disorders like schizophrenia, according to the National Institute on … Read more on PBS NewsHour
Drug war gave rise to North Country's prison boom
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Jailed: Drug Dealers Found Trading Crack Cocaine and Heroin in Popular Ely Lane
Jailed: drug dealers found trading crack cocaine and heroin in popular Ely lane
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Two drug dealers who used a popular road in Cardiff to trade crack cocaine and heroin have been jailed for seven years. Uton Rowe and Matthew Card were caught selling Class A drugs in broad daylight in the lane between Grand Avenue and Sevenoaks … Read more on WalesOnline
Pew Poll Reveals Seismic Shift in Drug Policy Attitudes [FEATURE]
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Stupid Politicians
Stupid Politicians
Filed under: crack addictive
Some end up doing the inevitable given the mostly arbitrary – “cracking down on prescription opiates” – “drugs that are causing deaths”, and instead of moving to remedy the problem that they know the cause of… They do the opposite (???) “Since heroin … Read more on Drug WarRant
Dealers find big profits in heroin
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“Addiction to heroin and other opiates — including certain prescription painkillers — is impacting the lives of Americans in every state, in every region, and from every background and walk of life — and all too often, with deadly results,” Holder … Read more on LimaOhio.com
Narconon Fresh Start – Joan Part 2 – Son Addicted to Crack
Narconon Fresh Start – Joan Part 2 – Son Addicted to Crack – Part 2: Joan’s son was addicted to crack. Watch and listen to her story about how the Narconon Fresh Start Drug & Alcohol Program saved her son’s life and go…
Letter: Drug war policies part of the problem, not the solution
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Last year, during the procession of the Feast of the Holy Ghost, at the little plaza across the street from Santo Cristo Church, a local news photographer found several crack pipes. With all the … But people start and get addicted and it is aided by … Read more on Wicked Local Somerset
UPSO Arrests 6 in Separate Incidents
UPSO arrests 6 in separate incidents
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Roan was taken to Glenwood Regional Medical Center for treatment and was arrested Sunday. McKinley … In an early Friday morning incident, deputies arrested Darrell M. Fields, 48, of 120 Hubbard St., Bernice, on charges of false imprisonment, simple … Read more on Monroe News Star
Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US The Drug War
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Warren Gets $625000 Federal Substance Abuse Prevention Grant
Warren gets 5000 federal substance abuse prevention grant
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With substance abuse among youth throughout the United States a growing problem, the federal government is looking for ways to stem the tide. In an effort to fight this issue, dozens of long-term grants have been awarded to organizations near and far. Read more on The Warren Reporter
Video aims to thwart drug abuse
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Robert Chavez Found Guilty of Racketeering, Trafficking Methamphetamine
Robert Chavez found guilty of racketeering, trafficking methamphetamine
Filed under: facts on methamphetamine
ROSWELL>>A Chaves County jury found Robert Chavez guilty Monday of 10 charges including one count each of racketeering and conspiracy; one count each counts of trafficking methamphetamine by possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy; one … Read more on Alamogordo Daily News
St. George man arrested for sex abuse of a child, drug charges
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Pills, Heroin Change Drug War in Henderson County
Pills, heroin change drug war in Henderson County
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They've also seen methadone, a chemical used to help heroin addicts detox, and acetyl fentanyl — an illegal version of an opiate cheaper than heroin and five times stronger. Acetyl fentanyl has been linked to at least 67 overdose deaths in three … Read more on BlueRidgeNow.com
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UM School of Medicine Researchers Find Association Between Stroke and …
UM School of Medicine Researchers Find Association Between Stroke and …
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They compared the stroke patients to a control group of 1,154 people, interviewing both groups about stroke risk factors and illicit drug use. In the stroke group, 28 percent reported a history of cocaine use compared to 26 percent in the control group … Read more on UMB News
Chronicle Book Review: Meth Mania
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