Drug Policy Question of the Week – 1-10-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 1-10-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3220 Question of the Week: What are NAOMI and SALOME? NAOMI stands for the “North American Opiate Medication Initiative.” It is a, “two-centre, parallel, […]
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Drug decriminalization pays off in Portugal as US weighs its options
By The Associated Press Monday, December 27th, 2010 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — These days, Casal Ventoso is an ordinary blue-collar community – mothers push baby strollers, men smoke outside cafes, buses chug up and down the cobbled main street. Ten years ago, the Lisbon neighborhood was a hellhole, a “drug […]
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Which are the most harmful drugs?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 12-18-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 12-18-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3189 Question of the Week: Which are the most harmful drugs? Title 21, Chapter 13, Section 812 of the U.S. Code contains the Controlled […]
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What is Harm Reduction?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 12-6-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 12-6-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3175 Harm Reduction is a term often mentioned in conjunction with drug policy. A recent report from the International Federation of Red Cross and […]
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How large is the U.S. prison population?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-9-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-9-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3138 Question of the Week: How large is the U.S. prison population? According to an April 2010 study from the Pew Center on the […]
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Questions for the Drug Czar
On October 1, just one month before Californians voted on Proposition 19, Sasha Abramsky spoke by phone with Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, about prospects for drug reform in America. Below is an edited transcript of the discussion. Listen to a podcast of the […]
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Northern Illinois U. Finally Recognizes Students for Sensible Drug Policy
DEKALB, Ill., Dec. 10, 2010—Northern Illinois University (NIU) has finally given full recognition to NIU Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) after the Student Association Senate twice denied the group any recognition, which had prevented SSDP from meeting or posting flyers on campus. But Senate policy still denies funding to […]
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Is drug classification accurate?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-17-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-17-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3151 Question of the Week: Is drug classification accurate? The National Institute on Drug Abuse has named this week, November 8th through November 14th, […]
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IV drug policy fails HIV patients: Red Cross
The spread of HIV and AIDS among millions of people could be slowed if addicts who inject drugs were treated as medical patients rather than as criminals, the International Federation of the Red Cross said Friday. More than 80 per cent of the world’s governments “are inclined to artificial realities, […]