A War with No Ending
At present, the emphasis is on interdiction, the supply side. Meanwhile, we struggle with cuts in resources for treatment and prevention – the demand side.
Category: Public Policy
Investments, costs, regulations, laws, courts and prisons– what helps? What’s useless or worse- harmful? What’s the cost to the taxpayer? And the economy? And the families? And, oh, yes… the people suffering from addictive disease?
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A bright idea?
The big players merge with or acquire local brands, then aggressively lobby politicians to restrict (or even prohibit) competition from independent businesses.
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Checkpoint Challenges
By the time an offender gets caught, they are thoroughly convinced by their own experience that the risk of apprehension is minimal. So they’re surprised, hurt, and more often than not, really angry.
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Europeans Drink, Too
Lobbying by the alcohol industry is also an issue in Europe. That won’t surprise us in America.
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Does Minimum Unit Pricing Work?
I’d have to call MUP a blunt instrument. One that does achieve its primary goal– that’s important– but not without possible consequences.
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To Qualify for Medical Pot…
As it turns out, most of the qualifying conditions weren’t well-supported by science. Then or now.
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Stiffer sentences? Maybe try something else…
Perhaps society should focus on finding solutions that are demonstrably effective, instead of simply boosting the severity of punishment.
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Colombia Wants to Legalize Coke Worldwide
…back in the USA– drug overdose deaths ‘involving’ cocaine have risen steadily over the past decade,
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A really good idea
Big Tobacco, however, will not agree. They’ll put up the usual resistance, lobbying Congress, filing lawsuits, etc., and over the years, they’ve become quite good at it.
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Legislating Addiction
…the commercial gambling industry is dead-set against it. In fact, they’d like to eliminate the gambling tax altogether, on the grounds that it disadvantages them against illicit gambling operations.
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A Problem with the Evidence
Current best estimates are that only some 25 to 30 percent of us are capable of reading and understanding the content of the New York Times Science section.
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Now Where?
Right now, and very recently, the curve of overdoses has sloped downward. It’s the first real decline we’ve seen in a long time.
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