The proponents of the "war on drugs" are well-intentioned people who believe they are saving people from the nightmare of drug addiction and making the world safer. But this self-image has turned into a faith - and like all faiths, it can only be maintained by cultivating a deliberate ...
Cardiovascular health in the Americas: facts, priorities and the UN high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases Population aging, smoking, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, in the context of globalization and unregulated urbanization, explain the high prevalenc... Ordúez P - 《Medicc ...
She takes us through the historical facts of 50 years of failed prohibitionist policies on drug use and addiction, demonstrating that the War on Drugs is really a war waged on us all. A must-read for parents, educators, decision makers, healthcare providers and criminal justice professionals."...
Perhaps the “war on drugs”, initiated by President Nixon in the 1970s, was worth starting, in part for the reasons Posner gives. I say “perhaps” since I have always been skeptical of the war, particularly in light of the disastrous American experience with prohibition of alcohol...
Share on Facebook drugs Thesaurus Medical Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia (drŭg) n. 1. a.A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication. b.Such a substance as recognized or defined by the US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...
Drug use in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts Choose a region: United States The use and abuse of illegal drugs remains a problem in many parts of the world, with an estimated 5.8 percent of the global population using illegal drugs. The problem of illegal drug use and abuse varies from ...
Homepage of truth: the anti-drugwar, a website offering data, statistics, charts and analysis to help put an end to America's War on Drugs. Only official U.S. Government data is used to counter the arguments made by the prohibitionists behind America's
Gore Vidalprolific American novelist, and essayist, political activist: Democratic- LiberalThe war on drugs has nothing at all to do with drugs. It is part of an all-out war on the American people by a government interested only in control. Gore Vidal“Probably no American writer since F ...
On Friday,The War on Drugswill release their new album,I Don’t Live Here Anymore, viaAtlantic Records. Before it’s out, however, the group has shared one more new single, “Change.” It’s an upbeat, melodic rock jam with lots of shimmering jangle, and exactly the kind of thing we...
Venture into an unflinching exploration of the multifaceted world of drugs. Our comprehensive compilation of documentaries presents a riveting expose, ...