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THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS EXPANDED; Or Has It Really?

PART II, Where do we go from here? By Raymond Jackson This sequel to last month”'s, ”˜War On Drugs”' article will help to answer readers questions, such as Gina P. of South Minneapolis, who asked, “What do the officiados/doctors say  about this growing dilemma? “What can we actually do about it?” “What are some warning signs?” This follow up article does contain excerpts from the initial article. Remember that it”'s all about educating and saving lives! Crack-cocaine continues to rage the inner-city, most particularly, inner-city communities with large populations of people of color. Methamphetamine has still not had a huge negative impact in these communities, even though it is cheaper than crack-cocaine. Do marketing strategies, by those making the most profits; have something to do with this dilemma? Absolutely, yes it does! So who are the big profiteers of crack-cocaine sales?  Certainly not the low [...]