The Death of Len Bias, My Generation's One-Person Shock Doctrine

The Death of Len Bias, My Generation's One-Person Shock Doctrine
[rewrite]The problem was that Nancy Reagan's “anti-drug efforts” involved a shift toward criminalizing the poorest sections of our cities. Instead of speaking about drug addiction as a medical issue, it became a criminal justice issue. Instead of selling drugs …[/rewrite]
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Domestic violence not just police issue
[rewrite]In Texas, police said a man with a long criminal history and a substance abuse problem went on a killing spree Oct. 26, killing his mother in the home they shared, then an aunt and three others. On Oct. 28, police officer Christopher Robinson shot and …[/rewrite]
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Brain Abnormalities Linked to Impaired Self-Awareness in Cocaine Addiction
[rewrite]The goal of these therapies would be to help counteract the anterior cingulate abnormalities, improve self-awareness and self-control, and ultimately decrease problematic drug abuse. Based on these findings, the researchers plan to develop new MRI …[/rewrite]
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Priest Sex Abuse Victim Killed in Motorcycle Crash
[rewrite]… parish in Galena, Md., over claims that he was molested as a boy by the late Rev. Edward Carley. Carley was one of several pedophile priest identified by the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. Curry had a long history of substance abuse and criminal …[/rewrite]
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