Drug Policy Question of the Week – 8-23-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 8-23-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3031 Question of the Week: Does student drug testing achieve drug free students? As described in the July 2010 report from the U.S. Department […]
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Question of the Week: Is marijuana a gateway to hard drug use?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 8-17-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 8-17-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3022 Question of the Week: Is marijuana a gateway to hard drug use? The hypothesis that marijuana is a “pipeline” to heroin and other […]
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The Vienna Declaration and HIV/AIDS
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 8-7-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 8-7-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3010 Question of the Week: Is there a relationship between HIV/AIDS and drug policy? The most recent annual statistics concerning HIV/AIDS come from the […]
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United States counternarcotics initiatives in Mexico
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-28-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-28-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2995 Question of the Week: Are the United States’ counternarcotics initiatives in Mexico working? Drug war violence along the United States/Mexico border has been […]
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Is alcohol a dangerous drug?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-19-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-19-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2984 Question of the Week: Is alcohol a dangerous drug? Let’s look at some statistics. A 2009 report from the National Center for Health […]
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Hemp History
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-17-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-17-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2982 Question of the Week: What is hemp’s history in United States? A 2000 report from the United States Department of Agriculture recounted, “The […]
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Opium, heroin, and Afghanistan
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-29-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-29-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2956 Question of the Week: What’s the relationship among opium, heroin, and Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South–Central Asia, bordered by Pakistan, […]
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Science News on Medicinal Cannabis
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-21-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-21-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2946 Question of the Week: Is there any science news on medical marijuana? Those of you who follow medicinal cannabis likely know that this […]
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Can heroin be used to treat heroin addiction?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-9-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-6-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2930 Question of the Week: Can heroin be used to treat heroin addiction? First, a look at the numbers finds that there were approximately […]