Yury Fedotov, Executive director at UNODC, addresses the 3rd World Forum Against Drugs
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Remembering Judge Giovanni Falcone
Marking the 20th anniversary of his assassination by Mafia hit men, a tribute was held at FBI Headquarters to remember...
More evidence links early cannabis use to psychosis
While increasing evidence suggests that cannabis use may play a role in the development of schizophrenia in some young people,...
Corruption hampers efforts to seize Russia-bound narcotics
According to a new report, Opiate Flows through Northern Afghanistan and Central Asia: a Threat Assessment, corruption hampers efforts to...
Australia: Big tobacco is targeting teenagers
The Federal Government says big tobacco is deliberately targeting vulnerable teenagers by selling cheap cigarettes. British American Tobacco Australia (BATA)...
Top UN officials underscore need to combat organized crime in Central America
Senior United Nations officials yesterday drew the world’s attention to threats posed by transnational organized crime and drug trafficking in...
$716 million for selling alcohol to minors
It was the drunk driving accident that killed a Riverview man more than four years ago, when a 17-year-old lost...
Interview about DSM-IV and “psychiatric disorders”
Interview with Professor Allen Frances at Duke University School of Medicine, USA. He was also chair of the DSM-IV Task...
Addiction diagnoses may rise under guideline changes
New York Times reports that a revision to the manual, known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,...
No cannabis experiment in Copenhagen
The Danish Minister of Justice, Morten Bødskov, has thwarted the efforts of pot proponents to introduce a trial with legal...
