Tag: illegal drugs
Canada's First Nations communities wrecked by OxyContin addiction
Fort Hope, Ontario, is one of a handful of communities in Canada where addiction to the powerful narcotic painkiller OxyContin runs rampant. An estimated 80 percent of working-age adults there abuse the prescription drug, and it's stretching the resources of the community and leading the drastic increases in crime....
Mexican officials criticized for 'raping' ancient mass burial site
In Mexico this month, a cave was found with the remains of more than 160 people. As Mexico's drug war rages on, the immediate thought was this was a mass grave of people killed by drug dealers. It wasn't. And when officials determined that they swept the remains up in large trash bags and hauled them off without respect for the history they represent....
Tennessee struggling with homemade meth problem
Tennessee tried to pass a law that would have required drugs containing pseudoephedrine to be sold only by prescription. The law failed to pass, and a weaker, tracking law that was enacted has failed to produce results....
Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained
In Juarez, Mexico, the once-bustling nightlife had been dead for years as violence erupted in the city. But, in recent months, as police have setup checkpoints and drug violence has stabilized and perhaps even subsided, the nightlife is returning....
Miss Bala movie provides look at Mexican drug war through eyes of a beauty queen
Miss Bala won't be the most popular movie you ever see. It probably won't break box office records. But if you're looking for the sort of movie that turns an idea on its head, that challenges what you think you know about the Mexican Drug Wars, Miss Bala is it....
Governors ask feds to reclassify marijuana as medicine; government balks
Two governors want the federal government to "down-schedule" marijuana as a drug with approved medical uses. But the Health and Human Services administration is resisting. Opponents of down-scheduling say there are marijuana-based medications already on the market that are safe and effective....
Know a risky teenager? Evolutionarily speaking, that's good behavior
New research says that teens' risky behavior, and their desire to be around same-aged peers, are the sorts of skills they need in order to get out of the nest and to lead productive lives....
Mexican Army accused of thousands of human rights violations during war on drugs
In Mexico, 6,000 complaints have been filed against the Army for its action during the country's war on drugs. And while, the army retains support, many people are concerned about the number of Mexican who have merely gone missing — and not at the hands of the cartel....
Video: Tons of marijuana found floating in ocean waters off Mexico
Mexican authorities conducted a massive, multi-day search of beaches and open water near Los Cabos after boaters reported pulling packages of marijuana out of the water....
Social media has role in drug cartel violence in Mexico
Social media has revolutionized the way many humans communicate. In Mexico, that means it's become one of the only ways residents can get information about drug cartel violence. But that has the government nervous....
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