A brief history of cocaine
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The story has often been told of how many of the people who pioneered the use of cocaine, including Freud and Halsted, ended up as addicts. Today, cocaine addiction is still with us in a major way and it is not restricted to any particular part of society. Read more on Salon
Sunrise police launch internal investigation into questions about drug stings
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The newspaper in recent days has asked the department to explain why the addresses of two unwitting homeowners and a Weston pub were used to identify directors of a fake company tied to the undercover narcotics unit. In response to those questions, the … Read more on Sun-Sentinel
Ballve: Futile drug war drags on
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Teo Ballve lives in Colombia and is a fellow of the Social Science Research Council. He wrote this for Progressive Media Project. TWENTY years ago this month, U.S. authorities helped bring down Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, but Washington's global … Read more on NorthJersey.com
