Stories by Tony Newman
Tony Newman is communications director for the Drug Policy Alliance.
For 40 years, we have been waging a "war on drugs." Families are kicked out of housing when many have done nothing wrong.
Posted on May 28, 2008
Lou Dobbs talks nonsense to explain Mexican drug violence. Face it: Drug prohibition creates a profit motive that people are willing to kill for.
Posted on May 16, 2008
Whaddya know? As soon as CA schools started banning candy, students started dealing it on the "underground market" at a marked up price.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008
We have to learn how to live with drugs -- because they aren't going anywhere.
Posted on Jun 2, 2006
Instead of seeking vengeance after their son was murdered, Derrel Myers and Naomi White are trying to create a world in which no parent has to bury a child killed by gun violence.
Posted on Mar 4, 2006
War experiences can lead to self-medication and drug addiction. Supporting the troops means providing proper mental health care and treatment programs when they come home.
Posted on Aug 8, 2005
California's new prison smoking ban won't prevent prisoners from lighting up -- but it will increase violence behind bars.
Posted on Jul 12, 2005
When it comes to helping smokers quit, we should be offering compassion and understanding, instead of unemployment and shame.
Posted on Jan 31, 2005
My parents' goal for their two kids was not to practice the unrealistic mission of abstinence, but to keep us safe. In this regard they were incredibly successful.
Posted on Dec 2, 2004
I used to find it hard to understand when former problem drinkers said if they had even one drink, they would go back to binge drinking. Well, after being hooked on cigarettes, I understand.
Posted on Aug 18, 2004
In a time of national division we can honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. by pondering his words on war and U.S. foreign policy.
Posted on Apr 4, 2003
Broad language in a rapidly moving Senate bill could mean up to 20 years in prison for concert throwers and private property owners and a move away from health and safety regulations if the law passes.
Posted on Jul 12, 2002
