Melinda Tuhus, In These Times. November 30, 2009. Harm reduction is a public health approach that stresses pragmatic solutions to social ills like substance abuse.
Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS News. November 3, 2009. Despite a spike in drug-related violence, Brazilian authorities have insufficient resources to halt gang confrontations.
Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. October 22, 2009. Research into the chemicals that control love, lust and attachment could eventually result in drugs that would make you fall in love and bond with another person.
BoRev, BoRev AlterNet: DrugReporter. September 17, 2009. Oh look: a high ranking U.S. drug official in Mexico also "served as a secret ally of traffickers while he was posted in Guadalajara."
Tony Newman, CNN. August 2, 2009. Cigarettes kill more people than cocaine, heroin, meth and all other illegal drugs combined. Imagine if they were illegal.
Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. July 25, 2009. Drug researchers are trying to replicate marijuana's therapeutic effects, but without the "side effect" of getting people high.
Jeff Faux, The Nation. July 21, 2009. Thanks to the people who brought you the Great Recession, the next Mexican revolution may come closer to home than you think.
Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. July 17, 2009. Americans must start to question the legitimacy of the exploitative pharmaceutical-industrial complex and the predatory people atop them.
Krystal Quinlan, AlterNet. July 6, 2009. Ruling on strip-searching case is the latest sign that the High Court's drug war fever may finally be breaking.
Jeremy Laurance, Independent UK. June 23, 2009. Advocates say they are an irresistible way of improving students' performance. Critics argue they are a dangerous fad.
Bruce Falconer, Mother Jones. May 23, 2009. They say government scientists messed with their minds. Now, veterans who were the subject of top-secret experiments want answers.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009. Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?
AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and LibertiesMay 14, 2009. In his first interview since being confirmed, Gil Kerlikowske called the bellicose language a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues.
Andrew M. Weiss, Skeptical Inquirer. May 5, 2009. Eight million kids today have been diagnosed with mental disorders, and most receive some form of medication. Is this child abuse?
Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 21, 2009. HBO's critically-acclaimed "The Wire" creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.
Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. April 18, 2009. Marijuana has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years. So what exactly is it about weed that turns people on?
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 4, 2009. Some politicians are starting to acknowledge the tragic absurdity of the war on drugs. But we have a long way to go.
Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. March 25, 2009. I have to echo Hunter S. Thompson in his sentiment that, while I wouldn't recommend drugs and mayhem to anyone, it's always worked for me.
Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. March 23, 2009. The horrifying drug-war violence south of our border with Mexico continues to worsen, and we're the ones subsidizing it.
