@Issue: To legalize pot…or not

@Issue: To legalize pot…or not
In 2009, New Jersey law enforcement made more than 26,000 arrests for marijuana, disproportionately of people of color, each one of which cost taxpayers somewhere around $ 1,500 in police and court costs and several hours in law enforcement time …
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Push is on to expand users of overdose drug
The rate of fatal overdoses in the U.S. has tripled since 1991, and opioid-related drugs, particularly painkillers, account for most of the increase, according to a National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors' report released last …
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Heroin bill won't pass this session
The comprehensive bill targeted three areas to deal with the growing problem of heroin trafficking and its often fatal consequences – education, treatment and law enforcement aid. Among its provisions, the bill would have: • Redirected money saved by …
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Prison Reform Is Bigger in Texas
In Texas, funneling money to special courts (like drug courts or prostitution courts), rehabilitation, and probation in an effort to make sure current offenders don't reoffend, instead of continuing to make room for more prisoners, has resulted in …
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Lowering the Drinking Age I: Presentation, Part 2 of 2 — Stanton participated in a distinguished panel at Manhattanville College which debated lowering the drinking age. See Stanton Peele’s website at http://www.pe…