Australian police suspect the nephew of Cambodia’s Prime Minister is involved in a heroin trafficking and money laundering syndicate targeting...
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U.S. Attorney sends letters to 25 marijuana stores
U.S. Attorney John Walsh today issued letters to 25 marijuana stores, formally notifying them that action will be taken to...
New tobacco atlas estimates U.S. $35 billion tobacco industry profits and almost 6 million annual deaths
The Tobacco Atlas, Fourth Edition, and its companion website TobaccoAtlas.org, were unveiled today by the American Cancer Society and World...
US: Diagnosis of ADHD on the rise
The number of American children leaving doctors’ offices with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis has risen 66 percent...
US appeals court backs graphic cigarette labels
A federal law requiring cigarette packages to carry graphic warnings about the dangers of smoking and restricts how tobacco products...
Judges held in Italy Naples mafia swoop
Italian police have arrested 16 judges in what they say is a big anti-mafia operation centred on Naples. They are...
Concern growing over synthetic marijuana
Reuters reports that three U.S. teenagers ended up in the emergency department with altered mental states and seriously elevated heart...
Criminals distributing fake medicines busted
In an operation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil in Murcia, coordinated by Europol, and also involving the UK and Cyprus,...
Maybe model but not role model – Simone Farrow seized in drug raid on Gold Coast
Model and alleged boss of a global drugs ring Simone Farrow has been arrested by police after a raid on...
The cannabis-psychosis link
What is already known about the link between cannabis use and psychosis? ■ There is strong evidence to support the...