Law enforcement are raging war against the opioid epidemic accross the Pee Dee.The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said 530 people have died
> Last week the Tennessee Department of Health [reported](www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7137a5.htm?s_cid=mm7137a5_w) that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids classified as *nitazenes* have increased four‐fold between 2019 and 2021. Nitazenes, like fentanyl and its analogs, are [synthetic opioids](www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/benzimidazole-opioids.pdf)that were originally developed to treat pain. They are anywhere from 10 to 20 times more potent than fentanyl. As with overdoses from fentanyl and other opioids, overdoses from nitazenes can be reversed by administering naloxone, although the antidote might need to be given repeatedly to the victims. ... See MoreSee Less
*How can a robust understanding of the altered-state experience drive the development of therapeutic frameworks that are designed around that experience? * ... See MoreSee Less
How can a robust understanding of the altered-state experience drive the development of therapeutic frameworks that are designed around that experience?
*The legalization of dangerous drugs would allow a small number of people to profit from the mis-ery of others. Being able to tax what once had been deemed contraband and then dispense the money to favored constituents or pet projects might cause elected officials to become as addicted to their new source of revenue as street-level addicts are to their drug of choice. Politicians will find a way to justify with a straight face their willingness to cause misery and death among people they don’t know and about whom they don’t care. If that happens, the result will be disastrous to socie-ty and horrendous for the individuals involved, as well as for anyone who cares about them.* ... See MoreSee Less
The year 2022 saw the public return its attention to controversial public policy issues that grabbed our attention before the pandemic struck the United States from the winter of 2019 through 2021. On...
Wall Street Journal, 07 Apr 2021 - PUERTO CACHICAMO, Colombia-The pandemic closed the only school in this remote hamlet, long a stronghold for Marxist guerrillas. With no internet connection for virtual classes, 16-year-old Danna Montilla told her family she was leaving to find work, but instead authorities say she joined a narco-trafficking rebel group. Last […]
New York Times, 01 Apr 2021 - PHOENIX - When Arizonans voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November, it seemed plausible that sales would begin sometime in the spring. But on Jan. 22, less than three months after the vote, the Arizona Department of Health Services started quickly approving applications, allowing dispensaries to sell cannabis […]
New York Times, 26 Mar 2021 - State lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country. Following several failed attempts, lawmakers in Albany […]
Over the years, I’ve seen some real atrocities in the news regarding the damage done by law enforcement in the course of a raid — a flashbang thrown into a crib with a baby in it, doors ripped off and … Continue reading →
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants his state to control the quantities of medicinal marijuana sold to individual consumers. With the high cost of cannabis, patients usually titrate their dosages to adjust for the various potencies of the product and their … Continue reading →
Ending the war on drugs: Making the case for regulation of drug markets in Latin America and beyondA workshop organized by Transform DrugPolicy Foundation and MéxicoUnido Contra la Delincuencia as part of The International DrugPolicy Reform Conference 2013Join us to learn and share experiences on how to meaningfully engage with the drug policy reform debate, […]
Transformand MUCD were pleased to launch the latest publication from our joint Latin American Programme for Drug Policy Reform in Mexico City yesterday.‘Ending the War on Drugs: How to win the debate in Latin America' is the product of a series of workshops and consultations with experts across the region, and builds on Transform's 2007 book […]
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