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Statistics About The Drugging Of America – Too Crazy To Believe

02/19/2014 – 1:40 pm

Statistics About The Drugging Of America That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

The American people are the most drugged people in the history of the planet. Illegal drugs get most of the headlines, but the truth is that the number of Americans that are addicted to legal drugs is far greater than the number of Americans that are addicted to illegal drugs.

As you will see below, close to 70 percent of all Americans are currently on at least one prescription drug. In addition, there are 60 million Americans that “abuse alcohol” and 22 million Americans that use illegal drugs. What that means is that almost everyone that you meet is going to be on something. That sounds absolutely crazy but it is true.   Continue reading →
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Port-of-Spain Trinidad: The new Baghdad

09/11/2011 – 6:45 am

Port-of-Spain Trinidad: The new Baghdad

United Nations compares T&T murder rate to Iraq

By Camini Marajh Head Investigative Desk

Story Updated: Sep 10, 2011 at 11:39 PM ECT

Trinidad and Tobago now rivals Jamaica as the most violent country in the Caribbean, with the number of annual murders rising sharply from 98 to 550 over the last decade, with some areas in the Port of Spain police division being listed among the most dangerous in the world.

This is the finding of a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) draft report on Human Development and Citizen Security in the Caribbean, which noted, among other things, that the murder rate for Port of Spain was comparable to that of Baghdad. … more … read complete article
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Jagdeo brushes off US Envoy’s concerns about Guyana’s Narco-image

08/29/2011 – 8:04 pm
Jagdeo brushes off US envoy’s concerns about Guyana’s narco-image   ||
Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Monday, 29 August 2011 11:11
jagdeoclicoPresident Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday (August 29), brushed aside concerns about the image of Guyana as a country heading for narco-statehood and his administration appearing unwilling to fight the drug trade.Confidential United States diplomatic cables recently released by the whistleblowing site, Wikeleaks, saw the then American Ambassador Roland Bullen weighing in on the reasons why an office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was not yet opened in Guyana. Continue reading →
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