A new tactical squad has been set up to tackle the illegal drug trade and escalating violence in Christiania. Further...
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Cannabis and the adolescent brain
A new study, published in Brain, shows that long-term cannabis use that starts during adolescence damages the neural pathways connecting...
Bulgarian shipowner charged over Spanish cocaine bust
Bulgarian prosecutors charged Saturday the owner, Doychin Doychev, of a cargo ship intercepted off Spain earlier this week with three...
Crew snorting cocaine on Disney cruise liner
Crew of a Disney ship packed with families on a sunshine cruise snort what appear to be lines of ¬cocaine...
Confirmed case of anthrax in injecting drug user in England
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware that a person who injected drugs (PWID) has died in hospital in Blackpool...
Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2011
Statistics of drug-related deaths in 2011 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, selected drugs reported, underlying cause of...
High-potency and synthetic marijuana can harm developing embryo’s brain
High-potency marijuana, and the synthetic form of the drug, known as “K2” or “Spice,” can harm a developing embryo’s brain,...
Indonesia president says corruption threatens economic growth
Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday corruption is on the rise, even in parliament, in his most explicit...
Canadians among top participants on illegal drug website
Canadians are among the top sellers and buyers of marijuana, steroids, cocaine and other drugs available at the click of...
Greeks confront crime wave amid austerity
Greece’s faltering economy has put many people out of work and cut support for illegal immigrants. Now Greeks are facing...