How Can Mayor De Blasio End the War on Drugs in NYC?

How Can Mayor De Blasio End The War On Drugs In NYC?

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

With the right leadership, we can bring coherency to our drug policies and reduce overdose fatalities, increase access to treatment and healthcare, reduce addiction rates, end racially biased policing, stop the criminalization of our youth, and save …
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'Our youth are dead while they live'

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

Apart from the personal and social damage caused by drug abuse, the police crime statistics showed that 60 percent of crimes were related to substance abuse. There were more than 80 government departments, private entities, non-governmental …
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NPA, DA dispute drug statistics

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CAPE TOWN – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has disputed statistics being quoted by the Democratic Alliance (DA) on the number of drug offence cases being withdrawn in courts. The party … She says drug abuse and addiction destroys families.
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Dangerous drugs still blight the North East … but seizures below UK average

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Dangerous drugs continue to flood the streets of the North, new figures on seizures of narcotics show. From crack, heroin and cocaine, the region is still blighted by lethal drug dealers and gangs. But the latest statistics from the Home Office reveal …
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