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The Sad Essence of Drug Prohibition: The War on Fun

Jan Frel, AlterNet AlterNet: DrugReporter. October 2, 2008.
What kind of society has a war on fun? Ours.

How Will the Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use?

Tony Newman, AlterNet. October 2, 2008.
Drug consumption probably won't go anywhere -- just our patterns of how we use them.

Bush Administration Officials Lived Lives of Sex, Drugs and Oil

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. September 10, 2008.
There was a fraternity house atmosphere inside the Denver Minerals Management Service office.

'The Dope Craze That's Terrorizing Vancouver'

Lani Russwarm, The Tyee. August 26, 2008.
The long, true history of hard drugs in Canada's poorest neighborhood.

Blood in the Streets

Brave New Films, American News Project AlterNet: Video. August 6, 2008.
A gripping look at the sharp rise in urban violence across our country.

U.S. Ranks #1 in Consumption of Pot, Cocaine, Smokes

Jordan Smith, Austin Chronicle. July 23, 2008.
Just in time for the Olympics, the U.S. takes the gold medal in several drug use categories, according to a recent WHO report.

Emerging from the Drug War Dark Age: LSD and Other Psychedelic Medicines Make a Comeback

Charles Shaw, AlterNet. July 11, 2008.
After a 40-year moratorium, credible research for treating illnesses and addictions with psychedelic compounds has made a miraculous comeback.

As Long As We're Talking About Michelle Obama, Did You Know That Cindy McCain Was a Drug Addict?

Stephen Elliott, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 20, 2008.
Could you imagine how mainstream media would be portraying Mrs. Obama if she had Mrs. McCain's past?

Obama's Drug Past Isn't Hurting Him -- But Thousands Aren't So Lucky

Vince Beiser, Huffington Post. June 17, 2008.
If only we could forgive the thousands of imprisoned casual drug users in the way we've forgiven Barack Obama.

Soldiers Increasingly Take to Pill Popping to Cope with Fighting Bush's Wars

Jan Frel, AlterNet: DrugReporter. June 12, 2008.
12% of combat troops in Iraq and 17% of those in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills.

Paxil Babies: The Dangers of Antidepressants

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. June 6, 2008.
Mothers suffering from depression are increasingly pushed into taking pills, putting them and their infants at great risk.

A Miracle Drug for Malaria

Steve Connor, The Independent UK. June 4, 2008.
Scientists hope to produce enough of the drug within two years to help the approximately 500 million people suffering from malaria worldwide.

Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. April 17, 2008.
Author Charles Barber discusses Americans' unrealistic notions about happiness. We've medicalized a lot of life issues that aren't mental illnesses.

The Diarrhea Diet

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 15, 2008.
In lieu of exercise or a healthy diet, Americans now have the option of losing weight with a drug that causes bowel incontinence.

Colbert Gets "Doped Up" to Interview Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 15, 2008.
Nadelmann: "There has never been a drug free society in human history."

UN's Drug Czar Lashes Out on Reformers: "You’re All On Drugs!"

Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: PEEK. March 13, 2008.
UN Drug Czar Antonio Maria Costa made a rare appearance before the drug law reform community last November. He made quite an impression.

Study Says Marijuana Use Doesn’t Raise Cancer Risk: Will the Media Care?

Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: Health and Wellness. March 6, 2008.
So for the second month in a row we have researchers from New Zealand telling us that pot smoking has little-to-no association with cancer.

Anti-Pot Propaganda Reaches a Whole New Level of Lameness

Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: PEEK. March 5, 2008.
Ooh, a journalist is going to inject himself with pot -- to warn people of its "dramatic" effects.

Why Is Marijuana Illegal? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. February 14, 2008.
Find out what the experts have to say...

Prescription Drugs, Not Illegal Ones, Killed Heath Ledger

Scott Thill, AlterNet. February 14, 2008.
The media pounced on his admitted love of weed and coke but did little to investigate the prescription drugs that did him in.

Yet Another Clintonite Attacks Obama for His Drug Use as a Teen

Blue Texan, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. January 14, 2008.
I guess getting knocked off your inevitability perch in Iowa, barely winning NH and blowing your national lead makes personal destruction politics OK.

America's Love-Hate Relationship with Drugs

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. January 9, 2008.
Many prescription drugs have effects similar to those of illegal drugs. But we still view some users as criminals -- the others as patients.

CIA Jet Carrying Four Tons of Cocaine Also Made Trips to Gitmo [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Video. December 27, 2007.
Perhaps the reason why the CIA’s well-documented role in the global drug trade is never really acknowledged is because it never really ended.

Bill Shaheen’s "Drug Baiting" of Obama Hurts Wife’s Senate Campaign

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 27, 2007.
I think the political lesson here is also clear -- some campaign tactics are simply best left to Republicans.

It's Time to Legalize Drugs

Ethan Nadelmann, Foreign Policy. December 20, 2007.
Rhetoric should not be driving drug policy. Legalization would strip addiction down to what it really is: a health issue.

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