Half of Americans say drug use should be treated more like a disease than a crime, but they are divided on whether states...

Saturday 21 November 2009

ON THE AGENDA

Will Too Much Debt Fuel A Double-Dip Recession?

Francie Grace
Nov 20, 2009

That was the question raised by President Obama during an interview in China (one of our biggest creditors), as cartoonists seized the opportunity to comment on America's looming national debt. "It is important," said Mr.

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Will a Delay on the Climate Treaty be Time Well-Spent?

Scott Bittle
Nov 16, 2009

World leaders flatly admitted this weekend what everyone pretty much knew: there won't be a major deal on climate change at the big conference in Copenhagen next month. Instead, leaders will try to keep the process going, in hopes of coming up with a deal next year.

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Half of Americans say drug use should be treated more like a disease than a crime, but they are divided on whether states should eliminate mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders

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Re: Half of Americans say drug use should be treated more like a disease than a crime, but they are divided on whether states...

On February 23, 2009 karren says:

And now I come to support the statistics: drug use or drug addiction is a disease not a crime. It's a disease of individuals but also a disease of the society, you don't put sick people to jail, you put them in curing centers. How many years need to pass until we'll all understand this important aspect? Rehab centers should play a crucial role in this regard.