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Posted inCrime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Sorry, But Drug-Induced Homicide Laws Aren’t Going to Solve Our Opioid Crisis

by Aaron Gilbreath September 17, 2018October 19, 2022

Another ineffective technique has been added to the ineffective war on drugs: Drug-induced homicide charges.

Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quotes

Bolivian President Evo Morales Is Banking on the Country’s Untapped Resource: Coca Leaf

by Aaron Gilbreath April 25, 2018October 19, 2022

Instead of eradicating its coca crop, Bolivia is trying to market coca in a variety of products. Will anyone outside of Bolivia buy them?

Posted inNonfiction

Speaking Candidly about Opioid Dependence and Legal, Safe Alternatives

by Aaron Gilbreath February 23, 2018April 18, 2023

One journalist shares what her experience with prescription painkillers taught her about decriminalization and recovery.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

The War on Drugs Is a War on Women of Color

by Longreads August 3, 2017February 22, 2023

Women of color are disproportionately targeted by the war on drugs and broken windows policing.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction

The War on Drugs Is a War on Women of Color

by Longreads August 3, 2017February 22, 2023

Women of color are disproportionately targeted by the war on drugs and broken windows policing.

Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized

Treating Our Border As a Battle Zone

by Aaron Gilbreath May 26, 2017October 19, 2022

Twenty years after Marines fatally shot an innocent 18-year old man in West Texas, the War on Drugs and militarization of the US-Mexico border has left many local people feeling less safe.

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