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...problem of stimulant addiction in the U.S. has dropped out of the spotlight of late, but it has not disappeared. According to a 2007 government survey, 2.1 million Americans had used cocaine in the month prior to the survey and 1 million had taken other stimulants for nonmedical purposes, including more than half a million users of methamphetamine. There are currently no overwhelmingly effective addiction treatments. Abstinence-based rehab therapy for meth and cocaine work about as well as rehab for other drugs - meaning that about one-third of users improve following treatment, but most relapse repeatedly. And despite decades...
...appearances can be deceiving, as those numbers came on the losing end of a 10-1 blowout and the Crimson’s fifth winless game, highlighting Harvard’s ongoing problem of converting its scoring opportunities into goals...
...lost a key bout against Princeton, 5-4, to hand the Tigers a 14-13 win in the second of two incredibly close contests—Harvard fell 14-13 to NYU in the previous matchup. “Benji is a terrific leader, but the biggest problem is he’s been injured, this is his first tournament,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said. “It bodes well that he did well being rusty, still coming out ahead in a very tough competition. The loss against Princeton...I think...
...most notorious example of this problem, called a "craze" by crowd management experts, happened at a Who concert in 1979. A crowd of 18,000 fans had gathered outside the Cincinnati Coliseum to see the band. Seats were on a first-come, first-served basis. When the opening band began to play, the fans thought the show was beginning without them. There were only two doors open, and the crowd rushed toward them. Eleven people died...
Controversy swirls over whether hired thugs were involved in the incident or whether the police and soldiers themselves exacerbated the problem. The state commissioner for information, Nuhu Gagara, admitted that local politicians and businessmen had paid youths to stir up violence, even buying weapons, including firearms for them. This tactic, called "godfathering," is familiar in Nigeria around election time. "I think it was instigated by influential people who used these youths and religion to inflict maximum effect and chaos in the streets," Nankin Bagudu, a local human rights activist, said. "They tried to mobilize people to fight and attack along...