Monthly Archives: August 2011

NIDA has a National Drug Facts Week (this year it’s October 31-November 6), where they supposedly “encourage teens to get factual answers from scientific experts about drugs and drug abuse.” Except they don’t, really. They lead teens through highly selective … Continue reading →

Well, not really. But as Maia Szalavitz makes clear in her latest Time Magazine piece, he might as well have done so. Califano, and his shocktoids have been a regular topic of derision here at Drug WarRant. The latest shows … Continue reading →

Scary viewpoint from a school official: GYPSUM, Colorado — Schools are on the front lines of the war on drugs and that makes it worth fighting, says an Eagle Valley High School administrator. “Is it a war worth fighting? “I … Continue reading →

Sorry that Drug WarRant has been down for the past day. It’s been a very frustrating 30 hours, and I still don’t have an explanation for why it’s been down. According to support staff at DreamHost, the Private Server which … Continue reading →

Conor Friedersdorf has an illuminating OpEd on the difference between press coverage of “protest candidates” like John Huntsman and coverage of Ron Paul/Gary Johnson. Huntsman is challenging orthodoxies of thought that afflict the GOP alone, and taking positions that reflect … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy weekend, with the end of my show in Chicago last night (and subsequent strike today), along with getting ready for classes to start tomorrow. A big thanks to the Drug WarRant readers who came out to … Continue reading →

Interesting. First Bolivia pulls out of the Single Convention over the requirement to eliminate all coca use. Now Peru has temporarily suspended coca eradication efforts. Neither country is being at all radical about this. They’re still actively going after cocaine … Continue reading →

The people who get excited about a drug seizure and say that this will really hurt the cartels… are the same people who claim legalization won’t hurt the cartels because they’ll find another way to make money. … Both of … Continue reading →

I hadn’t really taken much notice of this Rick Perry guy. I mean I’d read about him, but I hadn’t actually seen him in action… until now. Hoo boy. This is both a dim bulb and a true believer! In … Continue reading →

I don’t know why, but Gil Kerliowske seems to have a lot of problem getting words and concepts mixed up. I keep having to fix them. And now, more than ever, it’s important to recognize that drug use [the drug … Continue reading →