HOMICIDE VICTIMS: Those in drug trade are ...
04-June-2004, United States, Detroit Free Press
Detroit homicide investigators say the city's slaying victims mirror those who are killed nationally.
They estimate about 60 percent of those killed in the Motor City are involved in the drug trade. They say 15 percent of Detroit homicides are ...
Jail and Prison Population at an All-Time High -- ...
04-June-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
For the thirty-first straight year, the number of people America throws behind bars has increased, leaving the nation with an all-time high of nearly 2.1 million people incarcerated at the end of June 2003, according to an annual report released ...
Judge: Ad Restrictions Unconstitutional
02-June-2004, United States, Associated Press
A judge said Wednesday that a federal law aimed at restricting the display of paid, pro-marijuana ads in buses and subway stations is unconstitutional, improperly infringing on free speech rights.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ...
McCartney Talks About Influence of Drugs on ...
02-June-2004, United Kingdom, Associated Press
LONDON -- Paul McCartney says he got no thrill from heroin, but found cocaine more to his liking for a time.
"I tried heroin just the once," McCartney said in interview published Wednesday in the Daily Mirror newspaper about his drug use in ...
Woman Leads Marijuana Fight to New High
30-May-2004, United States, Associated Press
SANTA CRUZ -- What do you do when you sue U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and win? Fifty-one-year-old Valerie Corral, a sinewy 5-foot-tall great-granddaughter of Italian immigrants, throws back her head laughing, her hands reaching to the ...
Brazil Told to Modify Anti-Drug Program
29-May-2004, Brazil, Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The United States warned Brazil it might lose U.S. anti-drug aid if it presses a program to shoot down flights believed to carry narcotics without attempting to prevent destruction of innocent aircraft, the State Department said ...
California Senate Votes to Bar Random Drug Tests ...
28-May-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
In a ground-breaking move, the California Senate voted Tuesday to ban the random drug testing of students in the state's public schools. If the bill is passed in the Assembly and signed into law by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California ...
MPs Back Changes to Heroin Laws
26-May-2004, Australia, The Border Mail
AN indigenous NSW Government MP yesterday admitted that legalising heroin would eliminate the Blocks drug trade, which she said had become the troubled Sydney areas chief economic driver.
Ms Linda Burneys surprise admission to the NSW ...
Children to Get Jabs Against Drug Addiction
25-May-2004, United Kingdom, The Independent
A radical scheme to vaccinate children against future drug addiction is being considered by ministers, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
Under the plans, doctors would immunise children at risk of becoming smokers or drug users with an ...
Researchers Link Alcohol to Seeing Movies
25-May-2004, United States, Associated Press
HANOVER, N.H. - Children in junior high school who watch lots of movies showing alcohol use are more likely to try drinking than those who aren't exposed to those films, Dartmouth Medical School researchers said in a symposium on substance abuse. ...
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