Fresh from
Forbes.com, a story about a small town north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, with drastic rates of heroin overdoses.
My favorite section? Easy:
"There have been some successes, which John Walters, the U.S. drug czar under former President George W. Bush, liked to highlight, such as the decline in youth drug use during the Bush administration. Additionally, the price of a pure gram of cocaine has skyrocketed while purity has dropped."
The intrepid reporter followed up with some facts -- oh, wait a minute, no, the reporter didn't. Why not? Instead of fact checking a questionable statement, it was duly reported, allegations unchecked, so now it looks like cocaine purity going down, and prices going up, are facts that are vetted. Forbes.com treated this hogwash as true because ONDCP says so. But there's about 5,000 dealers in NYC, with some pretty pure cocaine at prices that have not significantly changed since the early 90's.
--But hey, who are YOU going to believe? Your government, or your lying wallet (that is, if you illicitly purchase cocaine in the United States).
Posted by Malakkar Vohryzek