Medicalization
Chronicle Book Review: "The Cult of Pharmacology: How America Became the World's Most Troubled Drug Culture," by Richard De Grandpre (2007, Duke University Press, 294 pp., $24.95 HB)
Phillip S. Smith, Writer Editor
Europe: Scottish Police Chief Says Time to Consider Prescribing Hard Drugs
A leading Scottish police official has inserted himself into the ongoing debate over drug policy in Scotland by saying that law enforcement alone is not working and that drug courts and even the pr
Afghanistan, Plan Colombia and Drug Eradication: Problems and Solutions
Recent increases in opium production in Afghanistan presents a Catch-22 to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, a November 2006 United Nations and World Bank report found that forced eradication of opium crops is driving poor Afghans into the hands of the Taliban, empowering crime syndicates and destabilizing the country. On the other hand, doing nothing about the heroin trade allows major drug traffickers to enrich themselves unfettered. Is there a third option?
Europe: British Junior Docs Call for Marijuana-Based Medicine Prescriptions
The British Medical Association's (BMA) Junior Members Forum voted Sunday in favor of marijuana-based medicines be
Europe: Britain to Provide Heroin to Addicts, "Restricted" Home Office Brief Says
The British government is prepared to begin prescribing heroin through the National Health Service to "recidivist veteran users" after a pilot program has proven successful, according to a
Europe: British Top Cop Calls for Prescription Heroin for Addicts
The head of the British Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) called this week for addicts to be prescribed heroin to prevent them from committing crimes to feed their habits.
A Special Letter from Ed Rosenthal
Posted in In the Trenches by David Guard on Thu, 02/22/2007 - 10:34amDear Friend,
As you probably know, I was tried in 2003 for providing marijuana starter plants to medical marijuana distribution centers. The exact charges were manufacture, providing a place to manufacture and conspiracy. The jury found me guilty on all three felony counts.
Canada: Vancouver Mayor Pushes Stimulant Maintenance Plan
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, who wants to begin a groundbreaking plan to provide cocaine and methamphetamine users with prescription stimulants, has released the results of a poll he commissioned
Latin America: Mexico Moves to Decriminalize Drug Possession -- So It Can Concentrate on Drug Traffickers
Legislators from Mexican President Felipe's Calderon's National Action Party (PAN -- Partido de Accion Nacional) have introduced a bill in the Mexican Senate that would decriminalize the possession
Southwest Asia: British Conservatives Call for Afghan Opium to Be Licensed, Converted to Pharmaceuticals, Not Destroyed
As they prepare for pending elections, British Conservatives have joined the call for licensing of the Afghan opium crop.
Second National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis Underway in Salt Lake City
Around a thousand people, including some of the nation's foremost experts in treating, researching and developing responses to methamphetamine use, gathered at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Salt Lak
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