Criminal injustice: The percentage of African-Americans in prison

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In her book, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” Alexander chronicled how black youth are less likely to be drug users. White students use cocaine and heroin at seven times the rate of black students, and use crack at …
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Northampton Prevention Coalition plans new efforts to reduce teen drinking …

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NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Prevention Coalition plans to launch a Students Against Destructive Decisions chapter at Northampton High School to strengthen efforts to reduce drinking and illegal drug use by older teens. The nonprofit coalition's …
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D.C. drug users turn to synthetic marijuana to skirt drug tests

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The percentage of people missed by the standard screening panel shows the frustrating reality faced by those trying to monitor designer drug use — the rate at which new synthetic drugs can be created outpaces the ability to create drug tests to …
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Melissa Joan Hart reveals prior drug abuse

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Melissa Joan Hart reveals prior drug abuse. UPI News Service, 09/26/2013. Melissa Joan Hart has revealed she experimented with drugs, including mescaline and ecstasy, for about 18 months when she was in her 20s. ADVERTISEMENT. Best known for her …
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