Possessing small amounts of LSD, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, methadone, oxycodone and MDMA (ecstasy) is no longer a crime in Oregon, due to a ballot measure approved in the 2020 fall election that went into effect Monday, Feb. 1. Instead of being arrested, individuals found in possession of the drugs would…
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Sanofi Working to Educate Against Falsified Medicines, a Criminal Activity that Endangers the Life of Patients
Originally Published on Sanofi.com. Today, falsified medicines know no border. A falsified product can be made in China or India, exported to Great Britain and infiltrated through a wholesaler into the legal distribution chain, or purchased on the Internet anywhere in the world. Falsified drug trafficking exists all over the…
Combat Veterans and Troops at High Risk for Opioid Abuse, NBER Study Finds
Many have called the War on Terror the “War of Terror” because it has taken the lives of more than half a million civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is also having alarming health effects on U.S. troops. Veterans and troops that have seen combat in these wars are…
Trump: No Judges or Court Cases for Immigrants Even Though Many Are Fleeing Drug Violence Related to U.S. Drug Consumption
Returning to his racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, President Trump wrote on Twitter Sunday: We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country. When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came. Our system is a mockery to good…
Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Drug Dealers
President Donald Trump blew yet another dog whistle to his support base of racists when he called for the death penalty for drug dealers at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend. Trump called the option to pursue the death penalty for drug dealers “a discussion we have to start thinking…
Blacks More Likely to Abuse Drugs Due to 'Character Makeup' and 'Genetics,' Says State Rep. Alford
A 75-year-old white state representative from Kansas over the weekend cited 1930s racist propaganda in his argument against legalizing marijuana. According to Republican Rep. Stephen Alford, marijuana and other drugs were outlawed nearly 80 years ago because of Blacks, who were susceptible to drug use thanks to “their genetics and…
Christie Pal Governor LePage of Maine Tells Us How He Thinks
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) did not hold back when he made racially charged comments regarding his state’s drug problem at a town hall meeting. LePage, who is a longtime friend of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and was the first major elected official to endorse Christie for president, addressed…
More Proof War on Drugs Is Race War
By Chris Hoenig The War on Drugs is taking a toll on Black Americans, and a new study has revealed just how unjustified a toll it is. A Brookings Institute analysis of arrest data shows that Black Americans are far more likely to be arrested for drug offenses, even though…
Study: Companies Believe All Black People Do Drugs
By Chris Hoenig Many employers avoid hiring Blacks because of the assumption that they do drugs, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. But a simple solution is statistically proven to help change the hiring practices of these companies: drug testing. “Nearly half of U.S….