Drugs

Bolivia and Venezuela Scoff at Obama's Drug War Criticism, Tell US to Look in the Mirror

By Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

Obama's singling out of Bolivia and Venezuela as countries that have failed to comply with US drug policy demands has sparked sharp reactions.

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Are There Speed Freaks in the Major Leagues Trying to Gain an Edge, or Just a Lot of Legitimate ADHD Patients?

By Scott Thill / AlterNet

Holland Election Leaves Up in the Air the Question of "Weed Pass" and the Future of Dutch Coffee Shops for Tourists

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul / AlterNet

5 Marijuana Compounds That Could Help Combat Cancer, Alzheimers, Parkinsons (If Only They Were Legal)

By Paul Armentano / AlterNet

7 Steps to Smoke Pot and Never Get Caught

By Russ Belville / AlterNet

Deepak Chopra Joins Movement to End the War on Drugs

The Healing Power of Marijuana Has Barely Been Tapped

Why Are We Testing Newborns for Pot?

Drugs

Will Drug Policy Play a Role in the 2012 Elections?

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

Roseanne Barr: The War on Drugs Is Just Plain Crazy

Roseanne Barr / Huffington Post

Why Does America Love Gossiping About Young, Drug-Using Women Like Cat Marnell?

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

Former DEA Heads Tell Eric Holder to Publicly Dismiss Weed Legalization

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

How Paul Ryan Flip-Flopped From 'Leave it Up to the States' to Anti-Legalization in One Weekend

Stephen C. Webster / Raw Story

A Jaw-Dropping Explanation of How Governments Are Complicit in the Illegal Drug Trade

Lars Schall / Asia Times

5 Surprising Consequences of the War on Drugs

Norm Stamper / AlterNet

If Alcohol Were Discovered Today, Would it be Legal?

David Nutt / Cambridge's UIT Press

Major Networks Will Run Marijuana Legalization Ads During the DNC

Stephen C. Webster / Raw Story

Prescription Heroin Pills? Danish Health Minister Demands Taboo Addiction Treatment

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

Impossible Choices? The Conservatism of "Breaking Bad"

Michael Corcoran / Truthout

Can You Overdose On Alcoholics Anonymous?

Kristen McGuiness / The Fix

Role-Reversal: Some Cops Have Started Saving Lives From Overdose, Not Just Arresting Drug Users

Tessie Castillo / AlterNet

Catching Up With Mexico's "Caravan for Peace" as the Roving Protest Heads to Washington, D.C.

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

Confronting the Truth About our Deadly Drug Policy on Overdose Awareness Day

Meghan Ralston / AlterNet

The Straight Dope: Marijuana's Miracle Compound Contains Weed's Medical Benefits Without the High

Melinda Misuraca / North Bay Bohemian

Militarizing the Police and Killing Natives: How the US Drug War Is Ripping Honduras Apart

Annie Bird / AlterNet

In California, 911 Callers Reporting Overdose Won't Face Drug Charges

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

Crazy Country: 6 Reasons America Spends More on Prisons Than On Higher Education

Les Leopold / AlterNet

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Makes the Ballot

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

The Case for Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Maia Szalavitz / The Fix

A World of Hillbilly Heroin: The Hollowing Out of America, Up Close and Personal

Chris Hedges / TomDispatch

Health Care Disaster: Why Drug Dealers Are Competing with Doctors to Help Addicts

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

How Times Have Changed: When a Marijuana Farmer Cried Out, 'Thank God, the Police!'

Doug Fine / Gotham Books

Why Are No Women Celebrity Stoners Willing to Come Out of the Greenhouse?

Greta Gaines / AlterNet

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