Lives 'Left in Ruin' by Rising Tide of Depression Drugs
Lives 'left in ruin' by rising tide of depression drugs
Filed under: treatments for crack addiction
According to recent research, one in three British women and one in 10 men now take the medication, including popular brands such as Prozac, Cipramil and Seroxat, at some point in their lives. … GP wrote her a prescription for lorazepam, a potent … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk
Remembering the Drug Court Revolution
Filed under: treatments for crack addiction
Other Views: Sanity Needed in Sentencing
Other Views: Sanity needed in sentencing
Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws
That's the non-sensical and costly result of Congress' panic over the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s — and one that has profoundly unjust consequences since blacks were more likely to use crack and whites more likely to use powder cocaine. In … Read more on LubbockOnline.com
The new politics of crime
Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter Formally Announces Bid for Re-Election
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter formally announces bid for re-election
Filed under: crack addiction help
“But that time is not now,” said Sutter, who looked back on his office's accomplishments over the past eight years and also promised new initiatives to prevent domestic violence, child abuse and drug addiction. “Now there is unfinished business, and … Read more on Wicked Local Taunton
Documenting the ravages of the 1980s crack epidemic
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The Wolves of Psycho Street: America's Economic Enslavement by the …
The Wolves of Psycho Street: America's Economic Enslavement By The …
Filed under: crack cocaine documentary
The award-winning documentary film The Corporation was based upon his bestseller The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power. When I last spoke with Professor Bakan, I asked him about the kind of corporate personality the Supreme … Read more on CounterCurrents.org
Interview: Billy Corben & Alfred Spellman Talk "The Tanning of America"
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Unlikely Allies Push Overhaul on Sentencing
Unlikely allies push overhaul on sentencing
Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity
In 2010, Congress unanimously voted to reduce the 100-to-1 disparity between sentences for crack cocaine offenses and those for powdered cocaine, a vestige of the crack epidemic. Now, the Obama administration and its allies in Congress are pushing to … Read more on Indiana Gazette
What Hemp Legalization Would Look Like In Indiana
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Organizer of Burlington Heroin, Crack Cocaine Ring Gets 15 Years
Organizer of Burlington heroin, crack cocaine ring gets 15 years
Filed under: crack cocaine addiction stories
A Burlington-area heroin and crack cocaine trafficker was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday in U.S. District Court in Burlington. Michael “Macho” Vasquez of New York City received his sentence after several co-conspirators turned on him and … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com
Berlin: Focus Features Pacts With Sales Outfit Sierra/Affinity
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Exclusive: Rosario Dawson Talks Gimme Shelter, Sin City
Exclusive: Rosario Dawson Talks Gimme Shelter, Sin City
Filed under: types of addiction
I think being a child of the '80s and '90s—I was born in '79, so I'm still a '70s baby—and growing up in New York during the crack epidemic and sort of seeing it with family members who struggled with heroin and crack addiction, I just figured I knew … Read more on Den of Geek (US)
Dealing With Addiction – There are many types of addiction such as Food,Self-Harming,Drugs,Alcohol,Smoking, all of them are dangerous in large quantities, and the people who are addi…
Will the Bridge Scandal Actually Strengthen Chris Christie's Public Image?
Will The Bridge Scandal Actually Strengthen Chris Christie's Public Image?
Filed under: facts about crack
If his message — and the facts regarding the scandal as they appear so far — didn't play out well for him, his GOP primary campaign would have been history before it even got off the ground. Make no mistake about it, Chris Christie intends to run for … Read more on WBUR
It's Time to End 'Broken Windows' Policing
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The Crack Epidemic – @ Brown Bag Thursday’s, Voodoo Lounge, NYC
The Crack Epidemic – @ Brown Bag Thursday’s, Voodoo Lounge, NYC – The Crack Epidemic performing @ Brown Bag Thursday’s, Voodoo Lounge, NYC on July 23rd, 2009.
Waiting for Harlem to Happen Again
Waiting for Harlem to Happen Again – Harlem born teenager, Hashim Warren writes about the blues of his neighborhood before post the crack epidemic, and pre the recent resurgence. The reading of …