World’s Worst Places for Addicts: United States
So far we’ve told you about all these different countries and their laws and consequences for drug users and the options they have for addicts trying to get help, but let’s take a look at our country now- The United... Learn MoreThe World’s Worst Places for Addicts: China
Here in the United States, if you get busted for drugs it feels like it is the absolute most awful thing that could happen to you (for some of us). In other countries they have much worse consequences to being... Learn MoreAnti-Drug Campaigns: Faces of Meth vs. D.A.R.E.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy, established in 1988, runs the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a propaganda machine created to stop kids from using drugs and controls the money behind anti-drug ad campaigns like "My Anti-Drug" and "Above... Learn MoreOpinion: Should Marijuana (and other drugs) Be Legalized?
I am not sure if there is any right answer to the question if marijuana and other drugs should be legalized. There are definitely pros and cons to both keeping marijuana and other drugs criminalized and making them legal. And... Learn MoreThe Horrors of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
If you have never heard of mandatory minimum sentencing you may want to find out what it is. Mandatory minimum sentencing is a dark side of the criminal justice system. It has put many underserving people behind bars with ridiculously... Learn MoreOpinion: Why the War on Drugs Failed
This year actually marks the 40th anniversary of the War on Drugs and a lot has happened since it began. Let’s do a quick 1, 2, and 3 run down of the War on Drugs since it started. Since the... Learn MoreIn the News: White House Denounces Freeing of Mexican Drug Lord Who Ordered DEA Agent’s Murder
The Obama administration responded Sunday to the prison release of a Mexican drug lord who was serving 40 years for the 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. “We are deeply concerned by... Learn MoreIn the News: Obama Administration to Reform Drug Sentencing Policy
Today, Attorney General Eric Holder is announcing a pretty big change in the way the Justice Department prosecutes minor drug cases. The new approach is meant to send fewer low-level, nonviolent drug users to federal prison, part of a broader... Learn MoreIn the News: Is US Involvement in Mexico’s Drug War Making Things Worse?
The Mexican government is losing the drug war. That’s why the Obama administration is now sending U.S. security forces directly into the war zones in Mexico, as never before. The increasing involvement of the United States in Mexico’s drug war... Learn MoreHistory of Drug Abuse: The 70’s
Drug Culture of the 1970s The counter-culture of the 1960s’ spilled over into the following decade, leaving a lasting impact on the drug scene and pop culture of the 1970s. When I think of the seventies, I think of marijuana,... Learn MoreSubstance Showdown: Heroin vs. Prescription Painkillers
Today it is going to be a showdown between two infamous substances: heroin and prescription painkillers. Just like our previous substance showdowns, heroin and prescription painkillers will go head to head for three rounds based on: health effects, insidiousness and... Learn More5 Signs of Cocaine Addiction
Lucky for me I get to write this blog with not only plenty of scientific fact but also with plenty of personal experience. My name is Rhea and I am an alcoholic, but what I loved doing more than anything... Learn More
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