Facts and Figures on Incarceration in America
Facts and Figures on Incarceration in America
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In the case of crack cocaine sentences being dramatically increased in length over powder cocaine sentences, it was a matter of targeting the black population who favored the use of that particular form. It was purposeful institutional racism. In the … Read more on BillMoyers.com
'My 600-Lb. Life' takes viewers on 'Zsalynn's Story' on TLC
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Penticton and South Okanagan
Penticton and South Okanagan
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The crack cocaine was found inside a zippered arm rest on the couch. The evidence suggesting King lived there included a traffic violation ticket and a large black T-shirt with his last name … The justice said after considering the joint submission … Read more on Castanet.net
Heroin's back – but prescription opiates are still a bigger problem
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Racial Disparity in Our Very Own Rochester
Racial Disparity in our Very Own Rochester
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However, Ms. Britt is either unaware of or chooses to ignore very relevant facts in this case. For example, the fact that the … Using versus offenses? Like smoking a joint versus selling crack on a street corner? …. It was also just three weeks ago … Read more on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Star's Vendetta Against Ford Is Hypocritical Claptrap
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Reclassifying Ketamine Is More Fiddling While the Crack Pipe Burns
Reclassifying ketamine is more fiddling while the crack pipe burns
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Facts remain a dangerous substance in this debate, as Professor David Nutt knows. In 2009, he said that illegal drugs should be classified according to the harm, both social and individual, they cause. Alcohol would certainly have a high classification. Read more on The Guardian
Contra-Cocaine Was a Real Conspiracy
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Nigella Lawson Admits to Cocaine Use, Denies Drug Problem
Nigella Lawson admits to cocaine use, denies drug problem
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Nigella Lawson testified in court Wednesday that she has used cocaine, but denied claims that she is a drug addict. … Facts of Life star Kim Fields and husband Christopher Morgan welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday, People reports. Facts of Life star Kim … Read more on MyFox Austin
Rob Ford: Alcoholic Thinking and a Gullible Public
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Eric Millikin: Man Sleeps for 10 Hours Unaware of Knife Stuck in His Back
Eric Millikin: Man sleeps for 10 hours unaware of knife stuck in his back
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These are truly the most important news stories in the universe today. Your jokes go in … …The woman concealed the jars under her coat while visiting a local exhibition of preserved human fetuses and organs with anatomical mutations … the show's … Read more on Detroit Free Press (blog)
No Bargain: New Report Highlights Unfairness of Drug Plea Agreements
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More Voices on Senate Scandal
More voices on Senate scandal
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As for Mayor Ford, he acts as if we are to believe what he is now saying, even though he has admitted that he was, in fact, smoking the crack cocaine (and possibly in the now famous video) which he up until now had denied the existence of. Our Mayor … Read more on Toronto Star
Why is Mayor Rob Ford so popular in Toronto?
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In the Throes of Addiction
In the throes of addiction
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But if you look at the facts, you might conclude that I'm still a full-blown junkie who's slightly delusional. My current addiction (I'm sure there will be others in the future) began on a recent … If you'd force-fed me crack cocaine 10 times a day … Read more on The Star Online
Home News Local Drug addict used needle to rob local taxi driver…
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Why You Don't Need to Worry About 'Flesh-Eating' Drug Krokodil
Why You Don't Need to Worry About 'Flesh-Eating' Drug Krokodil
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Because many of the non-narcotic ingredients are highly toxic and contain heavy metals, and because intravenous drugs carry significant infection risk, krokodil causes severe tissue damage, including necrosis and limb loss. According to reports, the … Read more on Newsweek
Sound Off: Drug Prevention Efforts
Sound off: Drug prevention efforts
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Hartford Supervisor Dana Haff suggested spending on marijuana eradication efforts is not the best use of public funds. If we're going to spend money fighting drugs, he suggested, we should concentrate on more dangerous drugs, like heroin. Do you think … Read more on Glens Falls Post-Star (blog)
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