Peace And Justice Of La Luz

Denise Lang & Ken Nicholson of Peace and Justice of La Luz invite you to visit our Otero County fair booth on Wednesday August 17 from 5 pm to 9 pm, Thursday August 18 from 5 pm to 10 pm, Friday August 19 from 11 am to 10 pm and  Saturday August 20 from 11 am to 10 pm,   where we continue our discussion about the consequences of the ‘War on Drugs.’

Stop by, pick up a LEAP, brochure, and join our ongoing discussions on the War on Drugs as well as Mandatory Sentencing, and Prison issues.

About LEAP:
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition  is made up of current and former members of law enforcement who believe the existing drug policies have failed in their intended goals of addressing the problems of crime, drug abuse, addiction, juvenile drug use, stopping the flow of illegal drugs into this country and the internal sale and use of illegal drugs. By fighting a war on drugs the government has increased the problems of society and made them far worse.

We’ll have the newest materials from LEAP and from the clergy of the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative

Questions? Comments? Call Denise or Ken at 575-430-5704  or contact us at

http://pajoll.org pajoll@zianet.com

We welcome discussion with people who wish to dialogue with reason and compassion about our “War on Drugs” and prison issues.  See you at the Fair!

Heroin Maintenance Can Help Hardcore Addicts, Study Finds

Heroin addicts who can’t quit using and don’t respond to methadone treatment can be helped by maintenance doses of heroin, according to a study conducted by researchers at King’s College London.

Reuters reported May 28 that heroin maintenance, while obviously not a cure for addiction, at least kept most of the hardcore addicts in the study away from street drugs, which in turn helped prevent use of dirty needles and other unhealthy behaviors. In fact, about two-thirds of the heroin-maintenance group tested clean for the presence of street drugs, a far better performance than among methadone patients, two-thirds of whom typically test positive for use of street drugs.

Some of the study participants stayed in the program for more than two years and were able to get jobs and reconnect with family members, researchers added. “People are not only physically getting better, but they’re getting back into society,” said study author John Strang.

The findings were published in the May 28, 2010 issue of The Lancet.