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US Drug Policy Ignores International Borders July 29, 2001 Faced with a serious heroin problem in the 1990s, Australia considered a daring new approach -- prescribing heroin to addicts who had failed to kick their habits with other forms of treatment. The idea had shown promise in clinical trials in Switzerland, reducing drug-related crime and slowing the spread of AIDS and hepatitis. But when the United States got wind of Australia's plans, it was not at all happy. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

A curse and a cure July 29, 2001 This US News article explores the detrimental effects that the OxyContin Media-Made Drug Scare is having on legitimate pain patients. Pain care in the USA is already characterized by widespread undertreatment and stigma, and the worry is that doctors, pharmacies, and insurance companies will overreact–to avoid addicting patients or to avoid prosecution, or both. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Abuse-Fear Hysteria Victimizes Pain Patients July 28, 2001 OxyContin abuse and the recent closing of a Myrtle Beach pain management clinic have made doctors more cautious about prescribing the potent painkiller. Stories about OxyContin abuse also have led to concern among legitimate patients taking the drug. Many doctors who treat pain say they've had patients express fear that the drug will harm them and have asked to be taken off the drug. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Poppy Straw and International Narcotics Control July 28, 2001 This 1961 article from the UN provides both some interesting insight into the conceptions government and WoD leaders have about the potential of poppy straw as an illicit substance, and some excellent technical information regarding alkaloid content and extraction techniques. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Legalization: The Drug War's Best Weapon July 26, 2001 In Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland it is practically impossible to get arrested for buying or using "soft drugs." In the Netherlands, users may buy up to five grams of cannabis or hashish for private use at 1,500 licensed "coffee shops," and they are opening two drive-through outlets in the border town of Venlo to cater to German purchasers. Even in Canada, Conservative leader and former Prime Minister Joe Clark is openly calling for the decriminalization of cannabis. But that is still far short of what Sir David Ramsbotham, the outgoing chief inspector of prisons, suggested last Sunday in Britain. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Drug war strategy faces heavy opposition July 25, 2001 In the US, the Bush administration's counternarcotics strategy for Latin America is expected to come under sustained attack from members on both sides of the House, anxious about the United States deepening involvement in a war some deem "unwinnable." Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

U.N. criticizes drug crops spraying in Columbia July 25, 2001 A top U.N. anti-drug official called Yesterday for international monitoring of a U.S.-backed aerial eradication campaign against drug crops and rejected claims that the program is not harming peasant farmers. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Drug Cops Seize Record Tomato Haul July 22, 2001 In a massive operation involving the Middle Peninsula Drug Task Force, state police, helicopters, undercover officers, and the National Guard -- Drug agents raided a Virginia man's home yesterday to discover a massive Tomato Growing operation. Good work boys! Discuss This Article Read The Full Story