War on Drugs

4 Plans for Drug Reform from 4 Presidential Candidates Author: Justin Mckibben It’s about that time ladies and gentlemen. Once again we will be voting on a new leader of the free world. With the 2016 around the corner it is time for the presidential campaign season. We have... Learn More

Hillary Clinton’s Campaign on Addiction and Mental Health Author: Justin Mckibben As we come closer to 2016 and the next presidential election, there are already talks of how the candidates will determine their strategies and focus points on the campaign trail. Former Secretary of State and former First... Learn More

Chicago Sentencing Drug Offenders to Treatment Not Jail Author: Justin Mckibben For a long time now the idea has become more mainstream that instead of continuing to cram those charged with non-violent drug offenses into over-populated prison systems and probably trapping them in a cycle of criminal behavior,... Learn More

Legal Cannabis in America Cutting Off the Cartels Author: Justin Mckibben The War on Drugs in America has always found its common enemy in the ranks of the Mexican cartels, which has made those borders profoundly dangerous, and the states they exist in have been flooded with drugs... Learn More

Indiana Declares Emergency to Break the Ban on Needle Exchange Programs Author: Justin Mckibben This past February there was news from state health officials that changed all optimism regarding the decline in prescription drug abuse and heroin in southeastern Indiana, informing us that at least 26 people in the region were diagnosed... Learn More

Good Guy Obama Commutes Sentences, Pardons Others for Nonviolent Drug Offences By Cheryl Steinberg The White House issued a statement saying that President Obama has made a move to grant older prisoners the same leniency that is given to those convicted of the same crimes in today’s socio-political climate. On Tuesday,... Learn More

Ohio vs Opiate Abuse: Stacking the Odds Author: Justin Mckibben Being someone born and raised in the Buckeye State, and a recovering addict/alcoholic from Columbus, Ohio, I am always happy to see change going on back home, and it seems as though the state is taking new action... Learn More

Should School Nurses Get OD Antidote Narcan? [caption id="attachment_16161" align="aligncenter" width="405"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben The war rages on against the opiate overdose epidemic in America, with families pushing for... Learn More

Dark Web Drug Market Disappears with Millions of Dollars [caption id="attachment_16160" align="aligncenter" width="340"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Following the collapse of the infamous Silk Road Empire, the Internet was left with a... Learn More

Rick Scott Gives Up Welfare Drug Testing Program Author: Justin Mckibben Back in 2011 the state of Florida started requiring urine tests for welfare applicants and state workers to screen for drugs. While the policy did not last long initially, it has a continued effect on the state’s financial spending as... Learn More

Portugal Setting Example by Putting Addicts in Therapy Not Jail Author: Justin McKibben Some believe that in order to combat addiction, there is a far greater solution than what has been seen in the past of punishment. Many believe you should build a system that is designed to help drug... Learn More

War on Drugs Continues to Lose its Footing Another new law marks the death knell of the war on drugs. In a packed hearing room in Utah, applause erupted when the House Law Enforcement Committee unanimously endorsed a bill that will drastically change the state's criminal justice laws.... Learn More

4 Plans for Drug Reform from 4 Presidential Candidates

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