UNDERNEWS: Drugs

2022

More than 107,000 Americans, a record, died of drug overdoses in 2021

2021

A guide to harm reduction in drug courts
How Big Pharma Fueled the Opioid Crisis That Killed 500,000 and Counting
Although 44% of Americans Live in States That Have Legalized Pot, Federal Prohibition Is Not Likely to End Anytime Soon
83% of Americans Believe So-Called 'War on Drugs' an Abject Failure
91 Percent of Americans Support Legalized Marijuana
Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison

2020

How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption

How legal Marijuana turned a California town around

2019

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Drugs

How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption

How legal Marijuana turned a California town around

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