By DAMIEN CAVE and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT New York Times MEXICO CITY — America’s drug problem is shifting from illicit substances like cocaine to abuse of prescription painkillers, a change that is forcing policy makers to re-examine the long and expensive strategy of trying to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States. Related This…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Prescription drugs stored in medicine cabinets and in kitchens and bedrooms may not be as innocent as they appear. With that in mind, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, along with government, community, public health and law enforcement partners, plan next month to launch a “Take-Back” initiative “that seeks to…
This will continue to be a political hot potato. But it seems that the Justice Dept. should look into cases in which CIA employees went beyond the guidelines of interrogation. By Carrie Johnson, Jerry Markon and Julie Tate Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s review of detainee abuse by the CIA will…
