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Witness to Mexico's Drug War Escalation: 'Legalizing Marijuana Would Have a Huge Impact'

Tony O'Neill, The Fix. April 13, 2012.

Witness to the everyday bloody cost of policies and politics, author Ioan Grillo explains the drug war from Mexico's perspective.

The 10 Most Dangerous Meds Driving America's Pill Crisis

Kevin Gray, The Fix. December 26, 2011.

More Americans now die from prescription pills than car accidents. The nation's response to the trend will define an era, but corporate influence threatens reform.

Study: Why Teen Pot Smoking Could be a Good Thing (And What We Can Learn From Teens Who Choose Weed Over Beer)

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. December 19, 2011.

Teens are smoking more weed, while cutting down on alcohol and cigarrettes cigarrettes, because they do not perceive marijuana to be as harmful as did generations past.

Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?

Doug Bremner, Huffington Post. May 9, 2008.

Almost all of the chronic conditions for which pills are prescribed are preventable through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise.