How the Myth of the ‘Negro Cocaine Fiend’ Helped Shape American Drug Policy
In 1914, a racist fiction helped sell one of the nation’s first drug laws; 100 years later, it’s still with us.
In 1914, a racist fiction helped sell one of the nation’s first drug laws; 100 years later, it’s still with us.
While the goal of decreasing drug abuse is a commendable one, these types of media campaigns have been shown to have no effect on drug use or abuse.
By JOHN TIERNEY Long before he brought people into his laboratory at Columbia University to smoke crack cocaine, Carl …
We focus too much on drugs’ dangers – and not enough on how racism affects drug policy
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I educate my kids on how to be safe in driving their car, how to be safe when they have sex. The same is true with drugs. I make sure I let them understand the potential positive effects, the potential negative effects, and how to avoid the potential negative effects.
Dr. Carl Hart wrote High Price because drug myths and drug hysteria has led to the drug war which has resulted in a high price paid by the poor.
High Price is the best autobiography written since the Autobiography of Malcolm X – Jim Vrettos