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What's New
What if Rush Had Gone to Jail for a Few Years Because of His Drug Addiction
Newman, Tony, Huffington Post. July 2, 2008. Rush Limbaugh will grace the cover of this Sunday's New York Times Magazine looking as cocky and powerful as ever. With his recent $400 million radio deal and estimated 14 million listeners, Rush is one of the most powerful voices in America today. Seeing him riding so "high" on the cover of the Times Magazine made me wonder: where would Rush be today if he had been sent to prison for a few years when he was busted in 2003 for illegally purchasing thousands of prescription painkillers. |
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The Ibogaine Session.
Takács, István Gábor and . Barcelona, Spain. June 12, 2008. On Monday, May 12th, the six O'Clock Show at the International Harm Reduction Conference in Barcelona hosted a ‘User’s Choice’ session on Ibogaine, supported by INPUD. |
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The Bong Show
Tierney, James, The Boston Phoenix. As Massachusetts currently considers a more rational marijuana policy, some state legislators are using the flawed logic of prohibition to try to outlaw another plant they fear kids are using as a legal substitute for pot. |
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Crece Lista para Medicación de Adictos
El Vocero de Puerto Rico. June 19, 2008. Otro alcalde se sumó hoy a la lista de ejecutivos municipales dispuestos a participar en un plan piloto para la medicación de adictos a drogas. |
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Just Say No to Federal Funding For Drug War
Piper, Bill, Huffington Post. June 18, 2008. Congress has rubber stamped (yet again) the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program, a federal law enforcement grant program that is feeding the war on drugs and fueling racial disparities, police corruption, and civil rights abuses. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously today to renew the controversial but politically popular program. The Senate has already voted to renew the program. |
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Drug War Makes New York Legislator Doggone Crazy
Papa, Tony, Huffington Post. June 18, 2008. New York State Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan of Newburgh, a retired state trooper, recently introduced legislation that would prevent people with felony drug convictions from owning dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers. The legislation would prevent such individuals from owning any dog that weighs more than 20 pounds "that has either been trained to physically attack persons or has exhibited a vicious disposition or propensity." |
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School Uses Fake Drunk Driving Tragedy to Scare Students
Kern, Jennifer, AlterNet. June 19, 2008. Last week, officials at El Camino High School in San Diego felt the unwanted glare of the media spotlight when the story of their bizarre scared-straight hoax hit the national news wire. A uniformed police officer had informed 20 classrooms that several students had been killed in car crashes over the weekend. According to school officials, the ruse was intended to teach a lesson about the consequences of drunk driving. Did the administration think students would take the news lightly? |
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Approaches to Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland
Rae, McCarron and Hodgson. Scotland's Futures Forum; June 9, 2008: pp. 74. A report published by a Scottish Parliament-backed think tank has called for radical new ways to tackle the damage done by drugs and alcohol. |
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Preventing HIV Transmission Among Iranian Prisoners
Eshrati, Babak and Asl, Rahim Taghizadeh, Harm Reduction Journal. June 9, 2008; 5(21). Harm reduction is a health-centred approach that seeks to reduce the health and social harms associated with high-risk behaviors, such as illicit drug use. The objective of this study is to determine the association between the beliefs of a group of adult, male prisoners in Iran about the transmission of HIV and their high-risk practices while in prison. |
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Drug Issues, Harm Reduction and Drug Policy in Iran.
Vazirian, MD, Mohsen and . New York, NY. April 29, 2008. Dr. Mohsen Vazirian is an Iranian psychiatrist and researcher who, along with a small group of other doctors treating users, public health academics tracking outcomes, and policy makers in and out of government, effectively redirected the attitude about addiction in Iran away from a criminal justice model and towards a public health and harm reduction approach. |
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