As of today restrictions on cigarette branding and new labeling requirements go into effect in the United States. Restrictions include:...
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NYC prosecutor campaigns against bill to make marijuana legal for health issues
NYC prosecutor Bridget Brennan urges NY not to legalize pot . Effort to stops legalizing “medical” marijuana
High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosis
People who use cannabis have an increased risk of psychosis, an effect attributed to the active ingredient D9- tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THC)....
Around 1 million Afghans suffer from drug addiction, UNODC reports
Afghanistan, the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin, is also facing a major and growing problem with drug abuse,...
A common Nordic drug strategy
On Monday the Nordic Ministers for Health met in Ålborg Denmark to discuss, among other issues, a common Nordic drugs...
Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on “Medical” Marijuana
“I believe that medical questions are best decided not by popular vote, but by science. The Food and Drug Administration...
UK Royal Navy sailor sent to prison for seven and-a-half-years for smuggling 5 kilos of cocaine
37-year-old Royal Navy sailor Wren Teresa Matos has been sentenced to seven and-a-half-years imprisonment at Portsmouth Crown Court for smuggling...
World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2010
The World Health Organization (WHO) selects Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women as the theme for...
ICE takes down billion-dollar Colombian drug trafficking organization
In Operation Pacific Rim, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working closely with the Colombian National Police and Mexican authorities,...
Bad Ad
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched “Bad AD”, a campaign to recruit physicians and health care professionals to...