Maria Larsson, Swedish Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health, will speak at the opening of the World Forum Against...
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UNODC releases handbook with case studies of terrorist cases
Terrorism continues to represent one of the greatest global challenges to international peace, stability and security. To counter this threat,...
Cannabis use and the course of schizophrenia: 10-year follow-up after first hospitalization
The authors, Daniel J. Foti, M.A., Roman Kotov, Ph.D., Lin T. Guey, Ph.D., and Evelyn J. Bromet, Ph.D., examined the...
MAD – Music Against Drugs
Once again it is time for Music Against Drugs, an initiative by CRIS Sweden (Criminals Return Into Society). The Music...
Amphetamines detected in exhaled breath from drug addicts: A new possible method for drugs-of-abuse testing
Amphetamines detected in exhaled breath from drug addicts: A new possible method for drugs-of-abuse testing Abstract Olof Beck1, Kathinka Leine1,...
Drug profiles
EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction) has published several drug profiles of substances. Most of them are...
The U.S. 2010 National Drug Control Strategy
The Office of National Drug Control Policy released its 2010 National Drug Control Strategy. In the preface, ONDCP Director Gil...
Drug economy growing rapidly in East Africa
East Africa is no longer just a convenient transit point for hard drugs to the developed world. More and more...
Canadian government may revive minimum cannabis sentences
The Conservative Canadian government plans to restore mandatory minimum prison sentences for small-time pot growers, the Canadian Press reported May...
Is cannabis a gateway to hard drugs?
The gateway hypothesis proposes that use of cannabis directly increases the risk of consuming hard drugs. Researchers in Norway tested...
