The Underlying Pain: Painkillers, Opiates & Their Effect on Our Communities
The Underlying Pain: Painkillers, Opiates & Their Effect on Our Communities
Facos was quick to note that, while prescription drugs and heroin abuse are very real and very serious, he, his officers and his colleagues in surrounding towns continue to deal with other drugs, like crack cocaine. Like many connected… Continue reading
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he lied about crack cocaine use because he was …
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he lied about crack cocaine use because he was …
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he lied for months about smoking crack cocaine because he was embarrassed. According to the Toronto Sun, Ford made the comments in his new "Ford Nation" YouTube show posted online… Continue reading
David Stern retrospective: The 30 biggest moments from the commissioner's 30 …
David Stern retrospective: The 30 biggest moments from the commissioner's 30 …
The league was criticized for its failure to help players battling addiction and for waiting so long to crack down. It wouldn't be the last time the NBA dealt with hard drugs — No. 2 pick Len Bias… Continue reading
Anthony Smith murder: Charges dropped against second man accused
Anthony Smith murder: Charges dropped against second man accused
That was just a month after the Star and the Gawker website broke a story about a video showing Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine, alongside a picture of the mayor posing with 21-year-old Smith, Khattak and a third… Continue reading
Crack pipe vending machines a 'harm reduction' strategy: Specialists
Crack pipe vending machines a 'harm reduction' strategy: Specialists
OTTAWA – As the government reaffirmed its opposition to crack pipe vending machines as a means to promote safe drug use, addiction specialists continued the push the feds to see it as part of a "harm reduction strategy." The Portland Hotel… Continue reading
A Mexican drug cartel's rise to dominance
A Mexican drug cartel's rise to dominance
Mexican smugglers have long trafficked homegrown heroin and marijuana to the U.S. But in the 1980s, Mexico also became the primary route for Colombian cocaine bound for the U.S. At the time, U.S. law enforcement was cracking down on the Colombian drug …… Continue reading