the war on drugs

Michelle Alexander: "Zimmerman Mindset" Endangers Young Black Lives With

Michelle Alexander: "Zimmerman Mindset" Endangers Young Black Lives with

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

… as part of the war on drugs and the "get tough" movement, sentences that have helped to fuel our nation's prison boom and have also greatly aggravated racial disparities, particularly in the application of mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine. Read more on Democracy Now

 


(C) The Film, “Crack The Disparity” Movie Part # 3 – The film, “Crack the Disparity: It’s Not Fair. It’s Not Working.,” was produced by the Crack the Disparity Coalition and directed by Howard University film p…

Does the CIA Transport Drugs Into This Country to Finance Its Operations?

Question by : Does the CIA transport drugs into this country to finance its operations?
Also what do you think about the other scandals such as Frank Lucas and Vietnam heroin transporting, Iran Contra and Rick ross, Mena Arkansas, or heroin production increase in Afghanistan since US invasion?

A more specific question, is the Air America company the from the Vietnam war the same one that Frederick Luytjes ran when he was importing cocaine?

Best answer:

Answer by Pat G
I don’t believe the CIA sells drugs to finance its operations. It gets a budget from the US government, and involvement in organised crime would be counterproductive to its mission.

President Obama Fights to Keep Black People in Jail.

President Obama Fights To Keep Black People In Jail.

Filed under: crack cocaine prices

The war on drugs was the pretext for carrying out this plan and the hysteria fomented against crack cocaine created popular demand for draconian law enforcement measures. The United States then became the imprisonment capital of the world with black … Read more on ThyBlackMan

 

Today in Music History – Aug. 2

Filed under: crack cocaine prices

Ladies Star to Volunteer in Mexico

Ladies star to volunteer in Mexico

Filed under: types of addiction

“We then chose this Mexican trip as we thought it would give us the opportunity to work with children of a wide age range, for instance babies to young adults, as well as doing lots of different types of work including sport and art, whilst also … Read more on Coventry Observer

 

How The 18:1 Law Makes The War On Drugs Racist

Filed under: types of addiction

Molly, a Popular and Dangerous Party Drug

Molly, a popular and dangerous party drug

Filed under: dangers of cocaine use

He says pushing the drug is easy, mainly because of the buzz surrounding it. Rap songs often mention molly or the drugs side effects. Even Madonna references molly. "Here in the Central Valley you will see it at house parties, concerts, just day to day … Read more on ABC30.com

 


Amy V’s Cocaine PSA – This is my PSA for English class about the dangers of cocaine use. (Amy Vallejo)

 

Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen

Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

They seem to brush off the Fair Sentencing Act the president signed in 2010 that reduced the glaring disparity in punishment for those charged with crack offenses and those with powder cocaine offenses … To expect the president to introduce an … Read more on The Root

 


What’s wrong with mandatory minimum sentencing? – 9/14/07. Dr Alvin Poussaint explains how the pointless disparity in powder cocaine and crack rock sentencing is inherently racist.

 

The truth in Kanye's anti-prison rap

Road to Addiction May Start With Legitimate Injury

Road to addiction may start with legitimate injury

Filed under: types of drug abuse

Heroin, like other opiates, is derived from certain types of poppy plants grown in southeast Asia, South America and Mexico, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. It is sold either as a white or brownish powder or as a sticky black … Read more on South Bend Tribune

 

John Dryden: Illinois Teacher Right to Warn Students About Drug Survey

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Is There Any Way to Correct Your Medical Records?

Question by heylaady: is there any way to correct your medical records?
Ok so this is a long story, so I’ll keep it short; was flipping through my moms medical records with her and there were so many MAJOR mistakes put in them from different doctors, and it gets passed around from doctor to doctor as refrence, I had to wonder, Is there any way you could correct them?

Best answer:

Answer by manowarxxxxx
You can fill out a request for an addendum to the medical records with whoever currently houses the records. Usually there is a form to to that with and someone from Health Information and/or Compliance will review the request and either approve or deny the addendum.

We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford

We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford

Filed under: signs of crack addiction

With all of this insane bullshit clouding Toronto's municipal politics, we decided to talk to someone who knows firsthand what crack addiction and crack smoking looks like: a former crack addict named Rick. Here's what he thinks of the allegations … Read more on VICE

 

The War on Drugs: the Observer debate – as it happened

Filed under: signs of crack addiction

I Have Red Blotches Caused by Legal Amphetamines?

Question by driispy: I have red blotches caused by legal amphetamines?
basically i took some legal stimulants on saturday! come sunday morning red blotches started appearing on my skin! i know its caused by veins being burst under my skin but cananyone tell me more about why this happened ???

oviously 10 points 4 best answer
1st answer very helpful! i need to increase my b-vitamins in my body and make my liver abit more healthy! i have been eating fruit all day

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