A six-year study finds that random drug testing of middle school students in New Jersey can help prevent substance abuse....
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The Commission On Narcotic Drugs, Vienna 11-15 March 2013
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the central policymaking body within the United Nations system dealing with drug-related matters. In...
Teens and pot
Kid Connection: More Teens Smoking Pot Than Cigarettes Marijuana use is on the increase among teens Marijuana & Alcohol Use...
Colorado: Marijuana Disaster Area – Spike in children using marijuana
A drug testing company says it’s seeing a big spike in children using marijuana following the passage of Amendment 64....
Age at initiation of cannabis use predicts age at onset of psychosis: The 7- to 8-year trend
Age at initiation of cannabis use predicts age at onset of psychosis: The 7- to 8-year trend
Shops in Portugal selling so called ‘legal highs’ forced to close
New legislation announced this afternoon declares that “stores that sell co called ‘legal highs’ are forced to close.” “It is...
New drug 4-MA to be placed under control across the EU
Europe has responded today to concerns over the use of the stimulant drug 4-methylamphetamine (4-MA) by subjecting it to ‘control...
UN report suggests some autism & addiction treatments are akin to torture
So-called treatments for drug users and the disabled in some places of the world—including the U.S.— are far from helpful,...
Unreported side effects of drugs are found using internet search data, study finds
Using data drawn from queries entered into Google, Microsoft and Yahoo search engines, scientists at Microsoft, Stanford and Columbia University...
Crystalline methamphetamine now Indonesia’s “primary illicit drugs threat”
The manufacture, trafficking and use of crystalline methamphetamine is now the greatest illicit drug threat facing Indonesia, according to a...