“Antigone,” a Documentary in Progress, Includes Wisconsin Sentencing

“Antigone,” a documentary in progress, Includes Wisconsin Sentencing – This version includes the Wisconsin sentencing. Dana Beal has spent his entire adult life fighting for causes from ant-nuclear, harm reduction, drug addiction cures like ibogaine, decriminalization of marijuana, medical marijuana and other issues. He is currently being treated like a criminal in a small Wisconsin town. This video shows much of Dana’s work, in order to put his current situation in context. Thanks to smokeindotorg for their clip of the demo at Eric Holder’s office, including John Pylka, Rupert and Demond. Long lens picture of Dana with the police behind him is ©1994 Peter M. Bergin. THANKS PETER!

Poll: Russians see drug abuse as a top problem

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An Associated Press-GfK poll released this month shows that nearly nine in 10 Russians (87 percent) identify drug abuse as at least a "very serious" problem in Russia today, including 55 percent describing the problem as "extremely serious." The only …
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Doctor cautions against hazards of sugar addiction

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While the craving produced when you set foot into that bakery seems natural, it isn't anything more than an addiction to the drug sugar, said Dr. Karen Wolfe on Monday during a lecture at the annual National Wellness Conference. The conference goes …
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Monkey Study Suggests Long-Term ADHD Drug Use Appears Safe

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The researchers found that there were no differences between the two groups — monkeys treated with Ritalin during adolescence were not more vulnerable to later drug use than the control animals. “After one year of drug therapy, we found no long …
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