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Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [Sick of Spiraling Drug Costs and No Cure in Sight](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10447-sick-of-spiraling-drug-costs-and-no-cure-in-sight) DRUG POLITICS--For anyone not living in a bubble, or perhaps just so lucky and healthy to have super-duper insurance and/or no health problems, it's… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/f0/011v-f07f96a4.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10443-beyond-sean-penn-s-fiasco-mexico-s-alleged-war-on-drugs-is-not-a-movie)### [Beyond Sean Penn’s Fiasco: Mexico’s Alleged War on Drugs is Not a Movie](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10443-beyond-sean-penn-s-fiasco-mexico-s-alleged-war-on-drugs-is-not-a-movie) Written by Malu Huacuja del Toro on February 04 2016. 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