Deaths involving methamphetamines more than quadrupled among non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives from 2011-2018 (from 4.5 to 20.9 per 100,000 people) overall, with sharp … Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwideRead more
Data compiled by the Wisconsin State Crime Lab highlights the staggering rise in the use of methamphetamine across the state. Over a 10 year period … Reports highlight rising methamphetamine health crisis across US MidwestRead more
Chronic cocaine use changes gene expression in the hippocampus, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Chronic drug users learn to associate the … Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expressionRead more
new research shows that concerns about the drug’s impact on teens may be warranted. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that even … Teen brain volume changes with small amount of cannabis useRead more
The development of neural circuits in youth, at a particularly important time in their lives, can be heavily influenced by external factors — specifically the … Cannabis use by youth is associated with alteration in cognitive controlRead more
An explosive report from a relatively unknown journalist, Gary Webb, claimed the CIA helped foster the crack epidemic that ravaged Los Angeles in the 1980s. … Did the CIA Play a Role in the Crack Epidemic of the 1980s in Los Angeles?Read more
hrw.org capitalism makes you destroyed. then you tries to find different refuge. they criminalize it. Remember america abolished slavery. but there is an exception. that … The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United StatesRead more
The Medellin cartel, once branded by U.S. officials as the world’s most violent and powerful drug-trafficking organization, made a $10 million contribution to the U.S.-backed … DRUG CARTEL GAVE CONTRAS $10 MILLION, COURT TOLDRead more
I have had the honour of serving as the European Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) for the last four years, and have been … War on drugs failedRead more
President Obama has unveiled a series of steps aimed at addressing the epidemic of opioid addiction in the United States. In 2014, a record number … Drug war has always not been about fighting drugsRead more