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Anti-drug proponents outraged by White House redistributing funding from effective, evidence-based drug treatment for dubious needle exchange programs
Press release from: Institute on Global Drug Policy, International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, and Drug Free America...
IC3 2010 annual report on internet crime released
The 2010 Internet Crime Report was released today by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The report demonstrates how pervasive...
New broadcast about cannabis impact on male sexual health
Interview with Rany Shamloul, MD, specialist in andrology and sexual medicine, Ottowa Hospital, Canada. Topic: Cannabis effects on male sexual...
White House moves to fund needle exchanges as drug treatment
The Obama administration has designated intravenous needle exchanges as a drug treatment program, allowing federal money set aside to treat...
Smoking can damage teenage brains permanently
Smoking can cause permanent damage to adolescent’s developing brains so they are less able to concentrate, according to research at...
New broadcast about medical marijuana in Montana
Interview with Mike Milburn (R), Speaker of the House of Representatives, Montana, USA.
New Broadcast about the Brazilian drug situation
Interview with Mina Seinfeld de Carakushansky, President of Brazilian Humanitarians in Action and board member of the World Federation Against...
Brazil hosts international drug demand reduction conference
May 9-10, 2011 Brazil hosts an international drug demand reduction conference in Campinas, SP. The conference, Forging Leadership: Applying Best...
3.6 tons of cocaine seized from ship
EFE reports that Venezuelan authorities and French security forces have seized 3,6 tons from a ship in international waters. Six...