Our Inhumane and Costly 100-Year War on Drugs

Our inhumane and costly 100-year war on drugs

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Decriminalization (but not legalization) has led to a decrease in serious drug use, drug-related deaths, infectious diseases and costs to the criminal justice system by increasing drug treatment opportunities in the context of a more humane judicial …
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Titan Takes A Giant Leap Forward

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One panel member, Laura F. McNicholas, MD, PhD, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Center for Studies of Addiction, was particularly concerned about how many rods to implant in stable …
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UCSF Award Program Guides Promising Early-Stage Research Toward Patient

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An innovative project to develop a potential therapy to treat a wide range of cancers has won a major UC San Francisco award that aims to drive promising early-stage research through the complex process of translating ideas into patient benefit …
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Maryland Marijuana Legalization Hearing Today in Annapolis

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Tax revenue would go to fund treatment programs to prevent alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse. The bill allows cities and towns the right to regulate marijuana businesses, and it would remain illegal to use marijuana in public or drive under the …
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