Pine Ridge's Sun Dance Dilemma: Sacrifice or End Alcohol Prohibition?

Filed under: Oregon Drug Addiction

Alcohol rates are high, drug use is steadily climbing and unemployment stands at 85 percent. Lakota suicide rates are the ….. Federal sequestration cut back on funds to the Indian Health Service, and Oregon suffered a $ 15 million loss. As a result …
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Uruguay's president will defend marijuana plan at UN

Filed under: Oregon Drug Addiction

Judging from the radio address he made to Uruguayans on Thursday after the marijuana plan passed its first test in congress, his arguments for alternatives to the drug war could be memorable as well. Excerpts from the address: "There's no doubt that …
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PROSTITUTION: PRO OR CON?

Filed under: Oregon Drug Addiction

"Prostitution and drug addiction go hand in hand," Nikki explains. "Unfortunately, people seem to believe the myth that prostituted women prostitute for the sake of the drugs. However, in the beginning, the drugs are taken to numb the effects of …
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