Drug Policy Question of the Week – 2-26-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 2-26-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3284 Question of the Week: How many medical marijuana patients are there? The Congressional Research Service reported that, “A July 2005 CRS telephone survey […]
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“How are women affected by the drug war?”
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 2-8-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 2-8-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3261 Question of the Week: How are women affected by the drug war? According to the 2009 National Survey for Drug Use and Health, […]
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What are Special Rapporteurs?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 2-5-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 2-5-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3256 Question of the Week: What are Special Rapporteurs? Shortly after enacting its charter in 1946, the United Nations established the Commission on Human […]
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What are Entheogens?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 1-26-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 1-26-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3243 Question of the Week: What are Entheogens? A paper in the Journal of Consciousness Studies defined entheogens as, “psychoactive agents more generally known […]
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National Drug Control Strategy goals
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 1-22-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 1-22-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3238 Question of the Week: Does the National Drug Control Strategy achieve its goals? A 2008 Congressional Research Service report describes a document released […]
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What are NAOMI and SALOME?
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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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 […]