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| | Common Sense for Drug Policy: Pain Management & Drug Control Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | On March 5, he was convicted of 15 counts of drug trafficking, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and possession of a controlled substance, which earned him a mandatory minimum of 25 years in state prison and a $500,000 fine. |
 | | However, FDA did not recognize that the drug could be dissolved in water and injected, which disrupted the controlled-release characteristics and created an immediate rush or high, thereby increasing the potential for abuse. |
 | | Drug policy reformers, including CSDP, disagree with that sentiment, and contend that treating drug use as a crime is backward, counterproductive, and wrong. |
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