Long Prison Term Is Less So Thanks to Regrets by a Judge
Long Prison Term Is Less So Thanks to Regrets by a Judge
Filed under: crack cocaine abuse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When Denise Dallaire was arrested at age 26 on charges of selling a few ounces of crack cocaine here a decade ago, she was sentenced to prison for more than 15 years. Last month, shackled inside the same court and facing the same … Read more on New York Times
Gang jailed for supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Croydon
Filed under: crack cocaine abuse
DanBaum.com
DanBaum.com
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Side Effects Brain
But he's also a Jewish Democrat and a former staff writer for The New Yorker and feels like a misfit next to most gun owners, who identify overwhelmingly on the conservative side of the spectrum. In order to bridge this gap, Baum set off on a cross … Read more on The Atlantic
'Salt Sugar Fat' by Michael Moss
'Salt Sugar Fat' by Michael Moss
Filed under: addiction signs
Is that place a state of addiction? The book uses the language of addiction liberally — soldiers returned from World War II “hooked on Coke,” kids “lunge” for the sugar bowl, a typical salt lover is a “hapless junkie” — and it's a metaphorical usage … Read more on New York Times
Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts
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Police: Fake Cans Can Hide Illegal Substances
Police: Fake cans can hide illegal substances
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Charges Ny
The can was among the items that belonged to a New York City man arrested Friday on drug sale charges. It appeared to be an unopened can, but to French the weight seemed off, … illegal substances, and can be used for secreting valuables like jewelry … Read more on Glens Falls Post-Star
Members of Bedford-Stuyvesant Based Crack–Cocaine Ring Charged Arrested
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Charges Ny
Troopers Bust Cleveland Man for Crack Cocaine
Troopers bust Cleveland man for crack cocaine
Filed under: Faces Of Crack Cocaine Before And After
The driver, Willis J. Bell, 31, was put in the Cleveland City Jail, and charged with possession of crack cocaine and aggravated drug trafficking, both first-degree felonies. If convicted, Bell could face as many as 20 years in prison and as much as a … Read more on NewsNet5.com
NY man charged with dealing crack in Vt.
Filed under: Faces Of Crack Cocaine Before And After
What Are the Psychological Effects of Child Abuse?
Question by Cheyenne is SHOCKED by your accusations: What Are the Psychological Effects Of Child Abuse?
I have a few scenarios. please try and explain the probable outcome of each of these “abuses”.
1. sexual abuse?
2. physical abuse, like smothering and bloody lips (example)?
3. abandonment of a father figure?
4. being locked in house for months in a very rural area far away from any contact with other people? (also includes educational neglect and no friendships or contact with other child)
5. being convinced by family members to kill yourself, OR having a parent that thinks your lying and dares you?
Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen Sharply, Report Shows
Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen Sharply, Report Shows
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Statistics Disparity 2009
Published: February 27, 2013. Incarceration rates for black Americans dropped sharply from 2000 to 2009, especially for women, while the rate of imprisonment for whites and Hispanics rose over the same decade, according to a report released Wednesday … Read more on New York Times
Exploiting Addiction
Exploiting addiction
Filed under: Crack Addiction Cure
Dr. Drew Pinsky is the nation's leading huckster for celebrity addicts — the go-to guy for almost-famous faces lost to liquor, sex, ecstasy and crack. Since 2008, Dr. Drew has glammed up and tarted up B- and Z-list celebs on his hit VH1 show … Read more on New York Post
Housing the homeless saves taxpayers money
Filed under: Crack Addiction Cure
Could a Conspiracy Be Responsible for My Thin Mint Binge? Nope, They're Just …
Could a Conspiracy Be Responsible for my Thin Mint Binge? Nope, They're Just …
Filed under: Addicted To Crack Cocaine
Had food scientists been at work to "optimize" Thin Mints (much the way crack is "optimized" cocaine)? I called the Girl Scouts to find out. Amanda Hamaker … "Still, they're just a little too addictive aren't they?" I asked as I picked the remaining … Read more on Dallas Observer (blog)