“Have you ever noticed that the only metaphor we have in our public discourse for solving problems is to declare war on it? We have the war on crime, the war on cancer, the war on drugs. But did you ever notice that we have no war on homelessness? You know why? Because there's no money in that problem. No money to be made off of the homeless. If you can find a solution to homelessness where the corporations and politicians can make a few million dollars each, you will see the streets of America begin to clear up pretty damn quick!” IfsKnowsMadeWarProblemAmericaMillionsClearStreetsCrimePoliticianDrugSolutionsDollarsMetaphorCancerCorporationsDamnProblem SolvingHomelessDiscourseHomelessnessMillion DollarsNo MoneyWar On DrugsNo WarPublic Discourse Author:George Carlin
“Our government is committed to investing in world-class research networks such as GlycoNet, which will develop new drugs and vaccines to fight diseases that affect millions of Canadians. These investments will improve our quality of life and contribute to the creation of a stronger, more innovative economy and a more prosperous Canada.” WorldGovernmentFightingQualityClassMillionsEconomyCreationDrugDiseaseResearchStrongerInvestmentInvestingCommittedCanadaInnovativeProsperousQuality Of LifeVaccinesWorld Class Author:Rona Ambrose
“If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do; try to be shocking and dirty. They aren't really. It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after. Those early movies, we had drugs, which you weren't supposed to show. You weren't supposed to shoot up. We would make fun of hippies. I think that we were punk before there was punk.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingLooksRealEnoughShowsFunEasyMillionsComedyDrugHollywoodDollarsSurpriseDirtyShockPunkShockingHippieMillion Dollars Author:John Waters
“Mexico is offering a $3.8 million reward for information leading to the capture of the escaped billionaire drug lord, El Chapo. Mexico said they'll get the money by borrowing it from El Chapo.” SaidLordMillionsInformationDrugRewardsCaptureMexicoOfferingBillionaireBorrowing Author:Conan O'Brien
“When I was in prison, a Colombian drug lord, offered me $5 million in cash to manipulate a computer system so that he would be released. I turned him down.” Would BeLordMillionsDrugComputerPrisonCashManipulateComputer Systems Author:Kevin Mitnick
“I don't think drugs should be illegal. I'm not an advocate of everybody running out and using drugs, but I think the drug wars are not working, there's millions and millions of dollars being spent on the drug war that we're never going to win.” ThinkingShouldWarRunningWinningMillionsDrugDollarsIllegalWar On Drugs Author:Sonny Barger
“In 1948, television was introduced, and millions and millions of people lead larval, low-awareness, warehoused lives mainlining an electronic drug straight into their brains.” PeopleBrainMillionsAwarenessTelevisionDrugLows Author:Terence McKenna
“When President Nixon declared war on drugs on June 17, 1971, about 110 people per 100,000 in the population were incarcerated. Today, we have 2-3 million prisoners: 743 people per 100,000 in the population. The U.S. has 5% of the world's population, but 25% of its prisoners. As Senator Jim Webb once put it, Either we are home to the most evil people on earth or we are doing something different and vastly counterproductive.” PeopleWorldDifferentWarHomeTodayEarthEvilPresidentMillionsDrugPopulationPrisonerSenatorsJuneWar On DrugsEvil PeopleCounterproductivePresident Nixon Author:Maia Szalavitz
“You got a million drug laws now because the bosses figured there was more money in putting people in jail than taxing something anyone can grow on a window sill.” PeopleLawGrowsMillionsDrugWindowBossJailMore MoneyDrug Laws Author:Lenny Bruce
“Blunt force didn't knock out the drug epidemic. 21 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. And half of all federal inmates are in for drug crimes.” ForceHalfMillionsCrimeDrugAlcoholEpidemicsBluntInmates Author:Michael Botticelli
“When a drug comes out [that's broadly prescribed] there are going to start to be a lot of people on it [in a million person cohort] and you might get therefore an early signal of something unexpected that hadn't come through in the clinical trials. And I'm sure [drug companies] would love it if, in fact, FDA, recognizing that, would say, OK, maybe you don't have to do your trial with 30,000 people because we're going to find out shortly after registration because we'll have a lot of people taking the drug and we'll be able to see what happened using PMI.” PeopleIfsPersonsFactsMightAbleCompanyMillionsHappenedDrugTrialsUnexpectedSignalsRecognizingClinicalsFdaRegistrationDrug CompaniesSomething UnexpectedClinical Trials Author:Francis Collins
“The point is that any law that makes criminals out of 15 million Americans is probably not such a good idea. The point was that drug abuse isn't a criminal issue, it's a healthcare issue. And the money and manpower we spend prosecuting a surfer in San Diego might better be used fighting things that genuinely threaten our national health and safety. That was the point.” IdeasMightLawUsedFightingMillionsIssuesDrugAbuseSafetyCriminalsGood IdeasHealthcareSurferDrug AbuseSan DiegoHealth And SafetyManpowerProsecuting Author:Josh Charles
“I am always an optimist. The pessimists are the liars who refuse to admit what is happening. And I'll give you three things we could do this instant to help Mexico: legalize drugs, renegotiate NAFTA so that it pays a living wage, protects unions and protects the environment and stop Plan Merida which gives $500 million a year to the Mexican army, the largest single criminal organization in Mexico.” GivingYearsHelpingThreePayMillionsEnvironmentPlansDrugProtectHappeningsOrganizationArmyUnionsRefuseCriminalsInstantHelp MeLiarsMexicoOptimistMexicanThree ThingsPessimistLiving WageNaftaProtect The Environment Author:Charles Bowden
“The Affordable Care Act has clearly, as Secretary Clinton made the point, done a lot of good things, but, what it has not done is dealt with the fact we have 29 million people today who have zero health insurance, we have even more who are underinsured with large deductibles and copayments and prescription drug prices are off the wall.” PeopleMadeDoneFactsCareTodayMillionsWallDrugGood ThingsClintonZeroSecretaryAffordablePrescriptionsPrescription DrugsOff The WallAffordable Care Act Author:Bernie Sanders
“In 1970, there were approximately 330,000 prisoners in the US. Today there are 2.3 million behind bars - more than any country in the history of the world. In 2009 alone there were 1.6 million drug-related arrests in the U.S. 1.3 million of these were for possession of drugs alone. Over half were related to marijuana. The forty-year war on drugs has cost $2.5 trillion.” WorldYearsWarCountryTodayBehindsHalfMillionsCostDrugPossessionBarsRelatedFortyPrisonerMarijuanaWorld HistoryWar On Drugs Author:Sam Branson
“When you have a candidate like Donald Trump saying that Mexicans are rapists and drug dealers, and also doubling down and suggesting that we should deport 11 million undocumented workers, who are mostly people that came to this country to better themselves, and to patrol neighborhoods of predominantly Muslims families. This shows you how deeply held those feelings really are in our country and that the Republicans have absolutely no interest in helping minorities.” PeopleShouldCountryHelpingShowsFeelingsInterestMillionsTrumpRepublicanDrugDown AndWorkersOur CountryCandidatesMinoritiesNeighborhoodDealerSuggestingDrug DealersUndocumented WorkersMuslim Family Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“One of our objectives today is very important for many people, for millions of people on our planet - it is joining efforts in the fight against terrorism and other similar challenges: countering drug trafficking and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, fighting famine, preserving environment and biodiversity, taking efforts to make the world more predictable, more stable.” PeopleWorldImportantTodayFightingChallengesEffortMillionsEnvironmentPlanetsDrugWeaponsMassDestructionTerrorismObjectivesStableOur PlanetPredictableJoiningFamineWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionBiodiversityProliferationTraffickingDrug Trafficking Author:Vladimir Putin
“Today, all across this country there are going to be rallies led by Democrats and others to fight against the devastating impact of repeal of the Affordable Care Act. 20 million people thrown off of health insurance, prescription drug prices raising for seniors, privatization of Medicare: devastation. And we've got to fight back against that.” PeopleCountryCareTodayFightingMillionsDrugImpactDemocratThrownSeniorAffordablePrescriptionsMedicareDevastationPrescription DrugsPrivatizationAffordable Care Act Author:John Lewis
“What sensible people have got to do is not simply repeal the Affordable Care Act without any alternative, but you've got to sit down and say it's OK, what are the problems. How do we address it? How do we move to universal health care? How do we lower prescription drug costs? How do we make sure that people don't have outrageous deductibles? You just don't throw 20 million people off of health insurance. You don't privatize Medicare.” PeopleProblemCareMovingMillionsCostDrugUniversalDown AndAlternativesHealth CareAddressesSensibleOutrageousAffordablePrescriptionsMedicarePrescription DrugsAffordable Care ActUniversal Health Care Author:John Lewis
“20 million people thrown off of health insurance, prescription drug prices raising for seniors, privatization of Medicare: devastation. And we've got to fight back against that.” PeopleFightingMillionsDrugThrownSeniorPrescriptionsMedicareDevastationPrescription DrugsPrivatization Author:Bernie Sanders
“There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period.” ChildrenCountryTodayParentMillionsEnvironmentPeriodsDrugGunAccidentsAlcoholOwnersGun ControlMisuseUndisciplinedGun OwnersGun SafetyShooting GunsBad Parent Author:Ted Nugent
“As we celebrate Recovery Month, it is time for Congress to knock down the barriers to treatment and recovery for 26 million Americans suffering the ravages of alcohol and drug addiction.” SufferingMillionsMonthsDrugAddictionCongressAlcoholRecoveryCelebrateTreatmentBarriersDrug AddictionFunny Sarcastic Author:Jim Ramstad