Drug Use Afflicts US City of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08

Drug use afflicts US city of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08 – Drug abuse continues to be a major problem in the United States, though neither the Democratic or Republican presidential candidates have said much about how they would deal with it. Al Jazeera’s Monica Villamizar reports from Baltimore, a city that has struggled to deal with its inner-city drug problems.

Matthew Tully: Hashing out the likelihood of legalizing marijuana

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With that in mind, some have baked up a California-like idea in which Indiana would carefully regulate and heavily tax a product that is now sold off the books by gun-toting drug dealers. It's a potent message. Anyone who hasn't lost their short-term …
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Oregon sues DEA over access to patient drug records

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The drug-monitoring program was established by the Legislature in 2009 to help prevent deadly prescription drug overdoses by curbing the practice of seeking pain medication from multiple doctors. In 2011, 93 Oregonians died from an overdose of … "If …
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