Tag: War on Drugs

The Atlantic asked its readers what they thought should be done about opioids… then came the waterworks, as well as some enlightenment.

After over half a century of waging the War on Drugs, the state-by-state drug use rate is higher than ever. How does your state stack up?

America’s longest war didnt take place in Afghanistan; it took place right here. It’s still taking place too. It’s called the War on Drugs.

Seems we may not be re-entering the Dark Ages after all. In fact, with Oregon set to send addicts to rehab rather than prison, we may be in a new age of enlightenment. That’s the big, bright idea behind the Beaver State’s Measure 110, which just went into effect. The law not only decriminalizes all drugs in Oregon, but it…
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Should fentanyl be classified as an actual Weapon of Mass Destruction? The Department of Homeland Security seems to think so. But will such a classification really help stop the rash of fatal overdoses? Fentanyl as WMD Back in 2002 Russia’s Federal Security Service pumped a toxic gas into a Moscow theater to end a hostage crisis. The operation killed the…
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