Box 10136, 100 55 Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 644 21 74

World Federation Against Drugs World Federation Against Drugs
  • Home
  • Activity
    • News from WFAD
    • Member Activity
    • Publications
    • Webinars
    • Knowledge Bank
      • Available Online Courses
  • About
    • Intro
    • Aims
    • Declaration
    • Background
    • UN Conventions
    • Board of WFAD
    • Join our team
  • Our Work
    • World Forums
      • About the World Forum Against Drugs
      • The 2nd Forum
        • About
        • Speakers
        • Programme
        • Video & Audio
        • Gallery
        • Press Releases
        • Presentations
      • The 3rd Forum
        • Programme
        • Speakers
        • Videos & audio
        • Other documents
        • Gallery
        • Presentations and Speeches
        • Press Releases
        • The 2nd Nils Bejerot Award
      • The 4th Forum
        • Programme
        • Speakers
        • Summaries
        • Gallery
        • Presentations and Speeches
        • The 3rd Nils Bejerot Award
        • Press Releases
        • Other Documents
      • The 5th Forum
        • About
        • Programme
        • Presentations
        • Congress
      • The 6th Forum
      • The 7th Forum
      • 8th WFAD World Forum and 27th ECAD’s Mayors’ Conference
      • The 9th World Forum
    • Regional Forums
      • About Regional Forums
      • The 1st East African Regional WFAD Forum
        • About the Forum
        • Presentations
      • The 2nd East African Regional WFAD Forum
        • About the Forum
        • Documents and Presentations
      • Asian Regional Forum Against Drugs
      • Asia Pacific Forum Against Drugs
      • Balkan Regional Forum on Drug Addiction and Recovery
      • Global Drug Policy Summit
      • Regional Forum in Lebanon
      • Nordic Summit on Cannabis 2021
      • CHILDREN MATTER Forum 2022 – Trivandrum, India
      • Regional Forum on Drug Addiction and Recovery 2022 – Belgrade, Serbia
    • Projects
      • Choose Recovery
        • Photovoice
      • Voices for Change: Empowering Youth and Civil Society for Inclusive Prevention and Reintegration
      • Sober Youth – Healthier Communities
      • Project ‘Strengthening Capacity – Empowering Children’ – Kerala, India
      • Acting through Art – offering alternatives for youth
      • Connecting the Parallels – Uniting Treatment and Prevention for Effective Drug Management in Kenya
      • Youth People Against Drugs – The Pinsk Model
      • Other projects
    • Networks
      • Drug Policy Futures
      • Civil Society Forum on Drugs
      • Vienna NGO Committee
      • American Chapter
      • East African Regional Network
      • West African Chapter
    • Global Gender Committee (former Gender Working Group)
      • Background
      • Useful Links
      • Thematic Areas
      • Activities
      • Get Involved
    • WFAD Child Protection Working Group
    • Recovered Users Network (RUN)
    • WFAD Member Magazines
      • WFAD Member Magazine 2021
      • WFAD Member Magazine 2021 (Francais)
      • WFAD Member Magazine II – 2023
      • WFAD Youth Magazine 2026
    • Global Youth Declaration on Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
    • The Trauma & SUD Action Force Initiative (TSAFI)
      • “Start with the Truth” Campaign
  • Membership
    • Organisation
    • Individual
  • Members
  • Donate ❤
  • Contact

Category: News Archive

You are here: Home / News Archive
19.112010November 19, 2010

McLean study shows greater cognitive deficits in marijuana users who start young

By WFADIn News Archive

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have shown that those who start using marijuana at a young age are more impaired...

00
Read More
19.112010November 19, 2010

Nigeria seized 30 kilos of heroin

By WFADIn News Archive

According to AP, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency announced on Nov. 19 that it seized 30 kilograms of high-quality...

00
Read More
19.112010November 19, 2010

Michele Leonhart as head of DEA

By WFADIn News Archive

On Wednesday the U.S.Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a confirmation hearing for Michele Leonhart, President Obama´s nominee for head of the...

00
Read More
19.112010November 19, 2010

Europe´s fake drug market

By WFADIn News Archive

Europe’s fake drug market is worth 10.5 billion euros according to Pfizer. MEPs want to crack down on the online...

00
Read More
18.112010November 18, 2010

FDA warning letters issued to four makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages

By WFADIn News Archive

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned four companies that the caffeine added to their malt alcoholic beverages is...

00
Read More
17.112010November 17, 2010

Joint UNODC/INCB statement on the international drug control system and human health and human rights

By WFADIn News Archive

UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) and INCB (International Narcotics Control Board) have issued a joint statement on...

00
Read More
17.112010November 17, 2010

New initiative to improve airport intelligence sharing on drug trafficking in West Africa

By WFADIn News Archive

According to UNODC estimates, between 30 and 100 tons of cocaine transited through West Africa in 2009. The frequency of...

00
Read More
15.112010November 15, 2010

Good news from the Netherlands – Number of coffee shops decreasing

By WFADIn News Archive

According to a new report, there is a substantial decrease in the number of coffee shops in the Netherlands. At...

00
Read More
14.112010November 14, 2010

Yes to so-called ”medical” marijuana in Arizona

By WFADIn News Archive

When all votes in Arizona have been counted it turns out that Proposition 203 re. so-called “medical” marijuana won with...

00
Read More
12.112010November 12, 2010

Largest seizure of cannabis in Spain this decade

By WFADIn News Archive

Police and Customs in Spain have seized at least 20 tonnes of cannabis (resin) and arrested three Dutch citizens. The...

00
Read More
  • 1
  • …
  • 389
  • 390
  • 391
  • 392
  • 393
  • …
  • 421

WFAD Newsletter

Recent Posts

  • Children Matter International Forum 2026
  • WFAD Training Series – Session 1: Gender- and Trauma-Sensitive Prevention
  • Webinar Announcement: Medical Cannabis in Europe, 28 April, 3-4 PM CEST   
  • Launch: WFAD Youth Magazine 2026
  • Are you a parent in Africa? Contribute to research on youth drug prevention
World Federation Against Drugs - WFAD