Health is the theme of this year’s world drug campaign, to be launched on International Day against Drug Abuse and...
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“Medical marijuana is a stalking-horse for legalization”
Robert DuPont, president of the Institute for Behavior and Health, first director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and...
ASAM Public Policy Statement on “Medical Marijuana”
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has published the following Public Policy Statement on “Medical Marijuana”. (ASAM´s White Paper...
EU citizens’ attitudes towards alcohol
Alcohol consumption in the European Union is at a similar level to four years ago, a Eurobarometer survey shows. Three...
Better alternative opportunities allow young people to make smarter choices
During a visit to Mexico recently, first lady Michelle Obama said that young people will make smarter choices about using...
Crime Congress wraps up with ‘Salvador Declaration’
The Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has wrapped up in Salvador, Brazil, with the adoption...
Ethicalcargo.org
A new information system to prevent arms and drug traffickers from accessing significant humanitarian aid and peacekeeping funds is launched...
No nutritional value in consuming coca leaves
According to a study from Lima, Peru, there is no nutritional value in consuming the coca leaf. Investigación internacional recomienda...
UNODC and Bolivia launch six-year programme to combat drugs and crime
UNODC and the Plurinational State of Bolivia have launched a comprehensive six-year programme to combat drug trafficking, organized crime and...
Africa´s drug problem
The New York Times Magazine carries an interesting article on Africa´s drug problem.
