Race and the Drug War…?
Question by Cappucino: Race and the drug war…?
The National Institute of Drug Abuse estimated that while 12 percent of drug users are black, they make up nearly 50 percent of all drug possession arrests in the U.S. Please read… Continue reading
Letter: Treat Drug Addiction as a Health-Care Issue, Not a Criminal One
Letter: Treat drug addiction as a health-care issue, not a criminal one
The “war on drugs” in the U.S. and Canada was instituted to prevent … use, can we not devise distribution centres for drug addicts in order for them… Continue reading
Letter: Wrong Way to Deal With Inmate Drug Abuse
Letter: Wrong way to deal with inmate drug abuse
It will probably surprise most people, but there is zero substance abuse treatment within the prisons of our state. Like the failed war on drugs, the Department of Corrections addresses drug… Continue reading
Is Writing About Depression and Substance Abuse a Bad Idea?
Question by Lucy: Is writing about depression and substance abuse a bad idea?
I am applying to the University of Maryland: College Park and I REALLY need an amazing essay. I consider myself to be a strong writer, but I’m… Continue reading
Alcohol and Weed
Alcohol and weed
I believe it was Nora Volkow, longtime director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (and a ringer for Latka's girlfriend in “Taxi,” which is neither here nor there) who explained at a conference on addiction I… Continue reading