Showing posts with label substance abuse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label substance abuse. Show all posts

James Hamblin: There Will Always Be More Drugs

Another reason the war on drugs is a failure.    A trillion dollars deep and arguably no further forward, the war on drugs continues to meet new fronts. Only recently have designer drugs taken hold in forms that effectively mimic the physiologic effects of the substances we've spent decades and lives and fortunes to eliminate. The target moves  ... MORE

Matt Welch: Baseball's Steroid Collusion With The Feds

Partners in the public-shaming biz.    Tucked away inside ESPN's blockbuster report last night that Major League Baseball is preparing to hand out an unprecedented 20 or so steroid suspensions—including to Hall of Fame talent Alex Rodriguez and former Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun—as part of an agreement reached with a performance-enhancing  ... MORE

How A Cop Used A State Database To Steal Pain Pills

by Michael McFall.  A former Vernal police detective now faces criminal charges stemming from his alleged theft of a couple’s pain pills, a month after the couple filed a complaint against him in federal court. Ben Marland Murray, 38, was charged Friday in 8th District Court with unlawful use of the controlled substance database and possession of a controlled    ... MORE