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Drugnews Archive
211910 drug-related news clippings!
updated: Fri Nov 20 07:10:02 PST 2009
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Community Audits and Initiatives Project
As many drug policy reform activists are discovering, the highest and most direct
level of democracy often takes place at the lowest levels of government. This is
reflected in the many successful municipal audits and initiatives that have taken
place over the last few years. From Seattle's I-75, to Oakland's Measure Z, to
Syracuse's Plan B, these important local actions can expose and erode the faulty
presumptions that underpin the war on drugs, and they often resonate well beyond
their geographical boundaries.
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 According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "Methadone
maintenance treatment is effective in reducing illicit opiate
drug use, in reducing crime, in enhancing social productivity,
and in reducing the spread of viral diseases such as AIDS and
hepatitis."
Source: Effective Medical Treatment of Opiate Addiction. NIH
Consensus Statement 1997 Nov. 17-19; 15(6): 4.
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