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We Need a Smarter War on Drugs Feb. 08, 2020
Did we learn nothing from the so-called crack-cocaine plague of the '80s and '90s? For those with f... Read More
A Warning and a Cry for Help Feb. 01, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 20-year-old woman, and I'd like to use your column to warn other young women that... Read More
The Supply-and-Demand Solution to the Drug Crisis Sep. 28, 2019
A famous Greek myth recounts the tale of the diabolical King Sisyphus. He was punished for his many ... Read More
I'm Finally Happy Sep. 25, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm 19 and a very fortunate guy. Since I was 15, I have been in trouble at home, in sch... Read More
Crack Is an Extremely Addictive, Dangerous Drug Mar. 07, 2019
DR. WALLACE: Please give me the straight story on crack cocaine, as I do not know anything about it.... Read More
Your Boyfriend Won't Be Arrested Feb. 01, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16, and so is my boyfriend. We've been dating for over a year and only recently hav... Read More
Pregnancy and Drugs: Do Effects Linger? Jan. 31, 2019
DR. WALLACE: Last year, I was dating a guy who was heavily into cocaine, and pretty soon, I joined h... Read More
She Was Abused Emotionally Dec. 18, 2018
DR. WALLACE: One of my good friends left our town to live with her married sister and her brother-in... Read More
Alarmist Nonsense Should Not Stop Sentencing Reform: Modest Changes in First Step Act Are No Threat to Public Safety Nov. 21, 2018
The federal sentencing reforms that Donald Trump endorsed last week could shorten the terms of 2,700... Read More
Need I Say More? Nov. 10, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'm not involved in the drug scene. I've never taken a drug and never will. I've dated ... Read More
It's Just a Matter of Time Oct. 24, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'm a young mother of two sons. When I was in high school, I took every drug I could ge... Read More
But Sadly, I Still Had a Problem Oct. 16, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'd like to respond to the 18-year-old guy who convinced his girlfriend that even thoug... Read More
Sombra, Rescue Dog of My Dreams Jul. 31, 2018
Dear Sombra, So you're the German shepherd so good at sniffing out stashes of cocaine that drug traf... Read More
Kick Roadside Drug and DNA Tests to the Curb Aug. 16, 2016
Roadside drug tests can be a good tool for police to determine whether someone has broken law and po... Read More
How the Clintons Made Donald Trump Mar. 30, 2016
Donald Trump is a boor. He's a vulgarian, a liar, an ignoramus. He has only the most cursory grasp o... Read More
I Raised Seven Children Mar. 15, 2016
DR. WALLACE: Your advice to a 12-year-old girl was not correct. When the girl was 7 she was sent to ... Read More
Lamar Odom Isn't the Only Overdose We Should Care About Oct. 24, 2015
Can I just vent this week? Please? Thank you. I am a sympathetic person; really, I am. But the exce... Read More
Most Cocaine Users Need Professional Help Sep. 04, 2015
DR. WALLACE: I'm 19 and dating an older guy who is very good to me, but he has one flaw that really ... Read More
Apples and Oranges, Wives and Girlfriends Feb. 14, 2014
Ethan and Elizabeth were married for 15 years. One day, Elizabeth rolled over in bed and said, "Let'... Read More
Recovering from a Punitive Panic Feb. 05, 2014
When he was 26, Douglas Ray Dunkins Jr. received a mandatory sentence of life without parole for par... Read More
