Vets Against the (Drug) War
28-September-2005, United States, Forth Worth Weekly
Howard Woolridge is outside of Utica, N.Y., heading east on horseback on a beautiful late summer day. He’s wearing a t-shirt with the slogan “Cops Say Legalize Drugs. Ask Me Why.” For the last 3,000 miles, he’s been switching off between his two ...
Women pay a price in war on Afghan drug trade
28-September-2005, Afghanistan, boston.com
In the thirsty hills of Nangarhar province, debt is a way of life. Every autumn, sharecroppers take loans from drug traffickers to plant their poppy crops. After every harvest, they repay them in poppies, which are eventually turned into heroin. ...
Former drugs chief slams Moss case
24-September-2005, United Kingdom, DeHavilland
Britain's former drugs tsar has criticised the country's most senior policeman for investigating allegations that supermodel Kate Moss used cocaine.
Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair said that a decision about whether to charge Ms ...
Drug war mistargets students
03-September-2005, United States, boston.com
AS COLLEGE students around the country return to campus this fall, thousands of their peers won't be joining them because of a federal law that strips financial aid from students with drug convictions.
The policy is up for reconsideration this ...
Winning drug war depends on parents
25-August-2005, United States, readingeagle
The Issue: More than half of U.S. secondary students will be returning this fall to schools where drugs are readily available.
Our Opinion: Too many parents expect teachers and others to protect their children from drugs, but the parents are the ...
Students Say Drug Use Is On The Rise In Schools
22-August-2005, United States, MTV.com
Illegal substances have become nearly twice as prevalent in high schools in the last three years, according to a new study released Thursday.
Sixty-two percent of high school and 28 percent of middle school students report that drugs are
used, ...
Disagreement over Mexico's war on drugs
30-July-2005, Mexico, L.A. Daily News
Mexico finally is fighting the war on drugs that the U.S. government has demanded for decades: a frontal assault on drug barons, their organizations and their merchandise, using the police and military in concert with U.S. intelligence.
The ...
Dying to be just one of the crowd
18-July-2005, Australia, Herald Sun
RAVE party-goers are using amphetamines to try to kick-start GHB overdose victims out of unconsciousness.
Stunned police have discovered it is common practice in Melbourne's dance scene.
The dangerous tactic was used on 21-year-old Belinda ...
Are teenage novels making sex, drugs glamorous?
12-July-2005, United States, Shelby Star
Although few parents would object to their teens reading during the summer, more might object to the content in some of this summer’s books for teens.
Issues such as teen sex and drug use are often addressed in coming-of-age literature, but some ...
Marijuana-flavored candy blasted
21-June-2005, United States, boston.com
Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates.
"It's nothing but dope candy, and that's nothing we need to ...
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