My GenerationBy MarkaylaMarkayla is a 17-year-old ward of the court in Los Angeles’ Central Juvenile Hall.In my generation, we don’t play with dollsWe rob gas stations, jewelry stores and malls.
El Chapo — Where Are You?John AbrahamsThe war on drugs just reached a new height. Within the last week it has been reported that the US and Mexican drug enforcement agencies arrested 24 people associated with the Sinaloa drug cartel. This is a great victory for drug enforcement…
Tres yonquisCuando era niño, el mal llamado cine quinqui arrasaba en los videoclubs. El cine español no ha retratado demasiado bien el mundo de la heroína, pero es en ese cine donde vi por primera vez yonquis parecidos a los que veía en el barrio. Para nosotros, chavales criados en un barrio marginal, aquellos…
An Open Marconigram to Mayor SutroI take pen to paper today to voice my concern and moral outrage at the increasing descent into vice the city is currently faced with. I have made my domicile in this fair metropolis for three years now, and without a doubt it has descended into the darkest depths of human inequity since the…
THE IDIOCY OF DRUG TESTING WELFARE RECIPIENTSWritten in partnership with AddictionUnscripted.com by Alex McKendry
ISSUE STATEMENT — My thoughts on the drug war and mass incarcerationI have opposed the misguided drug war for many years. We should not be locking people up for using the same drugs that have been used by at least the last three American presidents and, according to many surveys…
Meth-filled bras are part of a long, weird tradition of creative drug smugglingAustralia’s big bust shows off traffickers’ cleverness
Stop saying NO to drugs!Lets talk about Mark, he’s your average Jewish teenager and he is STRESSED OUT!For heavens sake he has to impress his parents at home,his teachers at school, keep up with the latest buzz on Facebook, constantly refresh his Instagram…
Dealing in Drug Education?For many years now, students across the country have been through drug resistance programs to try to restrict their prevalence in the future generations. Ever since D.A.R.E, or Drug Abuse Resistance Education was formed in 1983 as a complement to Reagan’s ‘War on Drugs’, it has…