http://www.metafilter.com/tags/drugusestatistics Posts tagged with 'drugusestatistics' at MetaFilter. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:02:48 -0800 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:02:48 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/72959/BREAKING%2DNEWS%2DAmericans%2DLove%2DWar%2DDrugs%2Dsee%2DWar%2Don%2DDrugs%2Das%2DNoBrainer <a href="http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&amp;doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050141">A new WHO study</a> finds that Americans by far lead the world in rates of illegal drug use, despite America's crusading role in prosecuting the <a href="http://americandrugwar.com/">Global War on Drugs</a>. The study concludes, in part: "Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly and is not simply related to drug policy, since countries with stringent user-level illegal drug policies did not have lower levels of use than countries with liberal ones." A simple, stupid Reuters' summary of the results <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0125478320080701">here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72959 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:02:48 -0800 cannibisuse cocaineuse druglaws drugusestatistics substanceabuse warondrugs who worldhealth saulgoodman