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Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
This week the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) publicly rolled out the 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in...
2016 National Drug Threat Assessment
The purpose of the DEA's 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment is to provide timely and relevant strategic drug-related intelligence for policymakers in the United States to formulate counterdrug policies. Further, it helps law enforcement...
Sweet Flavoured Tobacco Products May Influence Adolescent Smoking Habits
Younger people consider flavoured variations of tobacco products, for example, cigarettes and e-cigarettes less harmful and more appealing, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger...
Scottish Courts Rule in Favour of Minimum Price for Alcohol
After more than four years of industry delay tactics, yesterday’s ruling from the Court of Session in Edinburgh has finally paved the way for the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland, a policy approved by MSPs back in...
Οι απαγορεύσεις καπνίσματος έχουν το επιθυμητό αποτέλεσμα;
Μια νέα μελέτη που πραγματοποιήθηκε από ερευνητές στο Κρατικό Πανεπιστήμιο του Οχάιο και στη συνέχεια δημοσιεύθηκε στο Journal of Health and Social Behaviour δείχνει πώς οι απαγορεύσεις του καπνίσματος στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες έχουν οδηγήσει...
Ηλεκτρονικά τσιγάρα και Παθητικό κάπνισμα: Υπάρχει κίνδυνος;
Τα ηλεκτρονικά τσιγάρα γίνονται όλο και πιο δημοφιλή. Ως εκ τούτου, πολλοί στον τομέα της πρόληψης και της θεραπείας των ναρκωτικών είναι πρόθυμοι να αποκαλύψουν πώς επηρεάζουν την υγεία μας. Τα ηλεκτρονικά τσιγάρα δεν περιέχουν καπνό...
Adieu to Stereotypes? Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption in France
If you were asked to provide a list of things we most associate with French cultural identity, wine and cigarettes would probably feature. A recent survey, however, suggests that, as is generally the case across Europe, alcohol and tobacco...
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction
In the USA, Frontline report on changes in policy to allow doctors to issue more prescriptions for buprenorphine; new rules aimed at improving drug monitoring by federal prescribers treating Native Americans and military veterans