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23.052012May 23, 2012
WFAD 2012 – Yury Fedotov, Executive director at UNODC, addresses the 3rd World Forum Against Drugs

WFAD 2012 – Yury Fedotov, Executive director at UNODC, addresses the 3rd World Forum Against Drugs

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Yury Fedotov, Executive director at UNODC, addresses the 3rd World Forum Against Drugs

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22.052012May 22, 2012

Remembering Judge Giovanni Falcone

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Marking the 20th anniversary of his assassination by Mafia hit men, a tribute was held at FBI Headquarters to remember...

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18.052012May 18, 2012

More evidence links early cannabis use to psychosis

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While increasing evidence suggests that cannabis use may play a role in the development of schizophrenia in some young people,...

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17.052012May 17, 2012

Corruption hampers efforts to seize Russia-bound narcotics

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According to a new report, Opiate Flows through Northern Afghanistan and Central Asia: a Threat Assessment, corruption hampers efforts to...

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17.052012May 17, 2012

Australia: Big tobacco is targeting teenagers

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The Federal Government says big tobacco is deliberately targeting vulnerable teenagers by selling cheap cigarettes. British American Tobacco Australia (BATA)...

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17.052012May 17, 2012

Top UN officials underscore need to combat organized crime in Central America

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Senior United Nations officials yesterday drew the world’s attention to threats posed by transnational organized crime and drug trafficking in...

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16.052012May 16, 2012

$716 million for selling alcohol to minors

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It was the drunk driving accident that killed a Riverview man more than four years ago, when a 17-year-old lost...

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14.052012July 4, 2020

Interview about DSM-IV and “psychiatric disorders”

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Interview with Professor Allen Frances at Duke University School of Medicine, USA. He was also chair of the DSM-IV Task...

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14.052012May 14, 2012

Addiction diagnoses may rise under guideline changes

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New York Times reports that a revision to the manual, known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,...

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12.052012May 12, 2012

No cannabis experiment in Copenhagen

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The Danish Minister of Justice, Morten Bødskov, has thwarted the efforts of pot proponents to introduce a trial with legal...

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