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How the Death of Whitney Houston, and Countless Others, Could Have Been Prevented

Meghan Ralston, AlterNet. February 14, 2012.

Drug poisoning is now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, but the government is ignoring crucial ways to change that tragic fact.

Drug Czar Says African Americans Are More Affected by the 'Drug Problem' -- Here's Why That's Propaganda

Tony Newman, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

Ignoring the disproportionate racial impact of drug law enforcement while focusing on the disproportionate racial impact of the drug problem is simply Orwellian.

U.S. Drug Czar Learns Wrong Lesson From Teen Drug Use Survey

Bill Piper, AlterNet. December 14, 2010.

Study makes it clear that clear that education and regulatory restrictions are more effective than prohibition and criminalization, but the drug czar draws the wrong conclusions.

Major Right-Wing Think Tank Proposes Eliminating Office of the Drug Czar for Budget Savings

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. November 11, 2010.

The conservative Heritage Foundation has issued a backgrounder report urging for hundreds of millions in cuts to the nation's funding of the failed drug war.

Six Drug Czars, and Between Them They Can't Muster a Decent Argument for Marijuana Prohibition

Jacob Sullum, Reason.com. August 26, 2010.

A laughable op-ed appears in the LA Times.

We Can't Let Politics Keep Trumping Science on Drug Policy

Beth Schwartzapfel, The Nation. December 22, 2009.

If Obama wants to promote public health -- over politics -- on substance abuse, there are many more bold steps his administration should take.

Whaddya Know, Bush's Old Drug Czar Is Still a Major BS Artist

Paul Armentano, NORML. May 7, 2009.

John Walters uses classic anti-drug logic to pave over Schwarzenegger's call to legalize marijuana.

Blame Prohibition, Not Pot Smokers for Violence in Mexico

Tony Newman, Huffington Post. April 17, 2009.

The average pot smoker's purchasing of marijuana has no relationship to the violence along the border.

5 Great Progressive Moves by Obama That You Might Have Missed

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. February 20, 2009.

Here are five significant under-the-radar things to be grateful for in the post-Bush era.

Obama's Pick for Drug Czar Hails from 'Cutting Edge' of Harm Reduction Approach to Drug Reform

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 15, 2009.

"Cautious optimism" that Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske will support Obama's drug policy reform agenda.

Obama's Drug Czar Pick: Will We Ever Get Past Having a War on Drugs?

Maia Szalavitz, Huffington Post. November 25, 2008.

We can't ignore science like Bill Clinton did and install a drug czar who will ignore science and push dogma.

Drug Czar Fails Spectacularly at Cutting Marijuana Consumption

Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. October 8, 2008.

This is your government on drugs.

Drug Czar's Latest B.S. Claim: Pot Makes Teens Crazy and Suicidal

Paul Armentano, NORML. May 13, 2008.

How can you tell if the drug czar is lying? If his lips are moving.