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13 Ways Europe Does Food Safer, Cleaner, and Kinder »
This infographic was created for the Winter 2014 issue of YES! Magazine, How To Eat Like Our Lives Depend On…
The Deadly Truth About Painkillers »
Learn The Deadly Truth About Painkillers from KLEAN Treatment Centers. This epidemic is effecting people around the globe.
The Value of the Black Market »
The Black Market is an incredibly lucrative industry in the United States with an estimated value exceeding hundreds of billions…
The Real-World Money Tree?!?! »
Colorado is seeing GREEN. Both kinds. And lots of it. The legal marijuana-market is far exceeding the $70 million annual…
Uncle Sam Smokes the Chronic, War on Drugs $1 Tril Failure »
The US leads the world in legal and illegal drug use, particularly in regards to marijuana and cocaine. The US…
ADHD: Epidemic or Pharma Dream Come True? »
Since 1990, pharmaceutical companies have launched multi-billion dollar compaigns to promote public awareness of ADHD. Historically estimated to affect 5%…
The Deadly Legal Drug »
According to the "Global status report on alcohol and health 2014," 5.9% of deaths worldwide are attributable to alcohol. Even…
U.S. Marijuana Seizures by Location »
Of the 1,809,496 kilograms of marijuana seized in the U.S. in 2010, 1,545,138 (85.4%) were seized along the Southwest border.…
The Most Distracting Thing You Can Do While Driving »
For driving under the influence, alcohol and drugs are often considered the worst distractions. A new study has found a…
Murder Victims by Relationship »
In 2011, family murders accounted for 13.8% of the 12,664 total murders in the U.S., though this percentage may actually…
12th Grade Thinking: How Risky Is Drug Use? »
Compared to 1975, more 12th graders now think it is risky to regularly use cocaine and less think it is…
Number of Prisoners Decreases for the Third Straight Year »
The number of prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction in the U.S. has declined for three straight years. Not only…
Drugstores' Prices Making People Sick »
Drug prices are a major component of increasing healthcare costs, though they don't necessarily have to be. Buying generics over…
The Real-World Money Tree »
Total taxpayer money from marijuana legalization-- revenue saved from regulation and incarceration, combined with revenue increase from marijuana taxation-- is…
Arrests by Crime Type »
In 2011, there were a total of 12,408,899 arrests made in the United States (not including the 1,424 arrests made…
Do Parents Know What Their Kids Are Doing? »
Most parents believe that their high school age teens do not drink alcohol or use marijuana. However, the reality is…
Why Dogs Really Aren't "Man's Best Friend" »
Drug-sniffing dogs aren't just often inaccurate, they are extremely susceptible to the influence of their handlers. Search points designed to…
Drugs: Killing Not Just Our Youth »
Although much of the anti-drug messages are aimed at the younger generation, data collected by the Center for Disease Control…
Black Weed Offenders 300% More Likely Imprisoned »
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice found that, in California, blacks were imprisoned at 13x the rate of non-black…
The Drug War - Not So Hidden Racism »
African Americans are disproportionately incarcerated on drug related charges. Clearly the drug war is an instrument of, at least, institutional…
Injecting Heroin or HIV? »
A study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that 14 million people between the ages of…
Legalized Marijuana May be Bad For the Kids »
After legal recreational marijuana dispensaries opened in Colorado on Jan 1st, the state's data on marijuana use was examined closely…
Meth Lab Incidents in the U.S. »
After a peak in 2010, the number of meth lab incidents - the seizure of labs, "dumpsites" or "glassware" -…
Drug Arrests: Directing Our Efforts for Social Well-Being »
Cannabis possession has little connection to violent crime and is considered a safe drug. At the same time cannabis possession…
New Heart Association Guidelines Overestimate Risk »
Last week the American Heart Association and the nation's cardiologists released new guidelines for physicians prescribing heart medication to patients…
Mary Jane's Our Gal: Illicit Drug Availability by Region »
Certain drugs show significant variation in their availability throughout the US, methamphetamine is 2x more common in the Pacific and…
Private Industry's Role in Improved Health Care Outcomes »
Over the past 50 years, Americans' lifespans have increased by 10 years, they are half as likely to die of…
Gender of Suspects Arrested By the U.S. DEA (2011-2012) »
Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested nearly 5 times as many male as female suspects for illegal drug activity between October…
Drug Dogs: An Innocent Man's Worst Enemy, Latinos Especially »
Drug-sniffing dogs are often construed as infallible in court, but an experiment shows both how inaccurate and manipulatable by their…
Mexicans Feel Higher Gang Presence »
With heightened tensions due to the Mexican war on drugs, citizens now feel a stronger gang presence than they did…
The Most Harmful Drug? Alcohol »
A study done in the U.K. assigned different harm scores to a variety of drugs based on the damage they…
Reefer, From Sea to Shining Sea: US Support MJ Legalization »
A recent Gallup poll shows the majority of Americans support pot legalization. Compare the numbers from 2004, where we see…
High School Seniors use Marijuana more than any other drug »
High School Seniors smoke marijuana and marijuana synthetic drugs at a higher rate than any other drugs. Adderall is the…
Marijuana use increases; Cocaine use slight decrease »
Cocaine has slightly decreased from 700,000 in 2009 to 600,000 in 2012. Despite the decrease, only 500,000 admitted using cocaine…
Divorcees & Drugs »
Elevated drug use is linked to divorce. Considering that half of all U.S. marriages end in divorce, that's a sad…
Trends in 12th-grader Drug Usage »
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, teens are perceiving marijuana as less dangerous, creating a gradual rise in…