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Idiot Lawyer Calls for Total Ban on OxyContin |
| July 8, 2001
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The Kentucky attorney who filed the latest lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin said his ultimate goal is to see the painkiller taken off the market.
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Former UK Ambassador: The Drug War is Unwinnable |
| July 8, 2001
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Sir Keith Morris, British Ambassador to Columbia from 1990-1994 says as he watched endless UK-US campaigns against drug traffickers during his tenure, he knew it would never work. He now believes it is time to start discussing how drugs could be controlled more effectively within a legal framework.
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Elderly Woman Gets 149 Years for Opium Dealing |
| July 6, 2001
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A 91 year-old woman has been sentenced to 149 years in prison in Vietnam for dealing Opium. Pham Thi Ngoc, 91, had eight previous convictions for selling the substance.
On hearing her sentence, Ngoc, from Thai Binh, laughed and made fun of the judge. She is currently being cared for by six other inmates after refusing to eat and threatening suicide.
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Afghanistan Eliminates Opium Production |
| July 5, 2001
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The CBC News has done an interesting piece relating to the upcoming release of the UNDCP report on Drug Trends (See Previous Story). According to the CBC, the Taliban's Poppy-Growing ban has resulted in a total erradication of the Opium Poppy from Afghanistan.
A Quicktime Video of the CBC Report is available here.
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U.N. Publishes 2001 Global Drug Trends Report |
| July 4, 2001
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The United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP) has released its annual global report on illicit drug trends. The report assesses supply and demand for a variety of illegal drugs, and analyzes shifting patterns in usage, distribution and cultivation.
This year's report highlighted a finding that the ban on opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has resulted in a 19 percent reduction for the 2000-2001 growing season, according to an ODCCP press release.
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Poppy Seed Bagels and Urine Tests |
| July 3, 2001
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Bagels or Opiates, that is the question. This article describes how a "two bagel breakfast" can cause a false positive for opiate abuse in a urinalisys.
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More Drug War Victims |
| July 2, 2001
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In this story from the Canton Repository, a Bethlehem, OH man is forced to go through both vicious withdrawls and bear intolerable pain because frightened doctors will no longer prescribe him the medication he needs.
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China Celebrates UN Anti-Drug Day With 56 Executions |
| June 30, 2001
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The streets of Kunming, Wuhan, and Chongqing were full of rollicking good times as the Chinese government staged a huge "party" to celebrate the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse. The festivities included 56 fun-filled executions, a mass-sentencing, and a gorgeous bonfire of burning heroin.
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