U.S. “drug czar” Gil Kerlikowske is to form a team in Colombia to renew efforts against drug trafficking, reported local...
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Drug Free Australia’s Position Statement
Drug Free Australia’s Position Statement Against Illicit Drug Legalisation, Regulation and Decriminalisation is supported by more than 60 NGO’s and...
Fourth case of anthrax in a heroin user confirmed in Germany
A fourth case of anthrax has been confirmed in a German heroin user since June, reports the Robert Koch Institut(RKI)....
U.S – Military culture of drinking and drug abuse called crisis in report
Abusing alcohol and drugs has been part of military culture historically: Service members do it for fun, to ease the...
Australia: New ADHD guidelines launched
The NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) has released its “Clinical Practice Points” for ADHD in children and adolescents....
Italy: Key turncoat to testify at general’s mafia trial
A key Sicilian mafia informant, Gaspare Spatuzza will testify at the trial of an Italian general accused of helping jailed...
The Massachusetts Medical Society urge voters to reject medical marijuana
The Massachusetts Medical Society on Monday morning reaffirmed its position that the medical effectiveness of marijuana has not been scientifically...
UNODC: Coca crop cultivation “falls significantly” in Bolivia
The cultivation of coca bush, which yields the leaf used for the production of cocaine, is down by around 12...
Colombia seizes over 12 tons of cocaine and marijuana
Drug enforcement agents seized more than 12 tons of cocaine and marijuana in Colombia during a three-day multi-faceted operation in...
Landowners with marijuana issues can now get private security
The idea for Compass Security sprang from efforts in the summer of 2010 to rally volunteers to tear down marijuana...