RESEARCH NEWS College Freshman Weigh Relative Risks of Prescription Drugs Nonmedical use of prescription painkillers and stimulants is safer than taking cocaine, but riskier than smoking marijuana or drinking alcohol, according to college freshmen interviewed by researchers. Risk Charts Reveal Relative Dangers of Smoking The relative mortality risks of smoking are detailed in new charts published in a leading scientific journal.
HEADLINES Soros Funding Mass. Marijuana Decriminalization Campaign Financier George Soros has provided $400,000 of the $429,000 in funding for a campaign to get the issue of marijuana decriminalization on the November ballot in Massachusetts. D.C. Needle Exchange Program 'Saving Lives' Washington, D.C., has the highest HIV infection rate in the U.S. -- one in 20 residents are HIV-positive -- but a needle-exchange program is helping to save lives by preventing drug users from spreading the disease. Andean Anti-Drug Funding Yields Failure The coca crop in the Andean region of South America has risen 18 percent over the past five years despite an influx of $4 billion in U.S. antidrug funding.
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