Slog - Comments on Methamphetamine Awareness Day http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin In a White House Press release, George W. Bush declared today, November 30th 2006, the national day to recognize the harms of methamphetamine and encourage communities to curb drug abuse. To help reach these objectives, my proposed 2007 budget includes $25 million to help ensure that Americans have access to effective methamphetamine abuse recovery services and programs. So three cheers for George Bush, right? I mean, he's talking about sinking some big bucks into treatment programs, which might actually mitigate the problems that prisons fail to address. But, predictably, this call for treatment and allocation of funds appears mostly... Copyright 2008 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:22:44 -0800 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:20:53 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by COMTE So long as the so-called "War On Drugs" remains a profitable enterprise for the privatized incarceration industry, already cash-strapped law enforcement agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, et al, you can forget about any kind of meaningful reform of our arcaine, neolithic drug laws.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c514779 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c514779 Politics Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:53:38 -0800 Comment by heywhatsit So do you guys just copy wonkette all day??

http://wonkette.com/politics/drugs/happy-national-meth-day-218286.php

]]> heywhatsit http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c515011 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c515011 Politics Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:06:44 -0800 Comment by Dominic Nope, I didn't get it from Wonkette, but they do have a funny post. I heard about NMAD from one of the many drug policy email lists I'm on. Anyhow, I think you'll agree that the post I wrote (about the funding for meth treatment) is substantially different from the post on Wonkette (about meth factoids).

]]> Dominic http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c516014 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c516014 Politics Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:26:14 -0800 Comment by PDXRitchie I got to get me one of them "Scratch N Sniff" monitors.

Woah.

]]> PDXRitchie http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c517930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/happy_methamphetamin#c517930 Politics Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:20:53 -0800