It’s About Equality
They wanted the problem off the street and out of their neighborhoods, post-haste. "If they're locked up, they can't buy or sell drugs," proclaimed an angry parent
Category: Public Policy
Alcohol may be the oldest. New ones are being invented every day. There are thousands, and keeping track of what they are and what they do isn’t easy.
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The Oregon Experiment
We shouldn’t forget that one of the primary traits of the addicted person is referred to as “continued use despite adverse consequences”.
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Cannabis and Corruption
States where recreational cannabis is legal– 17 of them now, I believe– still have drug-related crime. Just of a different variety.
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The Pill Pusher’s Tale
Smaller government is not always better government. It shouldn’t take a major health crisis to remind us.
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Government and Opioids
No matter what the subject under discussion, the real business of government never changes.
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Labeling Benzos
For a long time, many medical professionals were resistant to the idea that benzos could be hazardous unless the patient took too many at once, or mixed them with alcohol.
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Voting on National Cannabis Legalization
…as with alcohol, we’ll probably be asked to pretend that age restrictions are enough to prevent widespread use by underage kids.
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Pot is Hot
Our experience with drugs such as alcohol and tobacco suggests that rather than replacing the black market, the two could right go on operating alongside one another.
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Police Story, Part Two
How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?
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Police Story, Part One
Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.
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Drugs and Policing
Laws and policies are quickly enacted that, once on the books, often outlive the emergencies they were there to address.
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Health Care Conundrum
I’ve noticed the surprise when Americans go abroad and encounter other ways of doing things.
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Old Diseases Made New
When we fail to provide adequate treatment for substance disorders, we pay a price in terms of overall public health.
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