Drug Abuse: Drug-Abusing Bus Drivers Disqualified

Drug-abusing bus drivers disqualified
Filed under: Drug Abuse

The Health Department in Madinah has disqualified 26 bus drivers ferrying pilgrims during the current Haj season for drug abuse, according to a statement by an official of the department. “The drivers were found using drugs or stimulants in routine laboratory tests of urine samples,” said the director of the center for monitoring legal-medical Toxic and chemical substances at the health …
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Ask Dr. K: Anthony L. Komaroff: There are degrees of drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Dear Dr. K: I think I may have a drug problem. But how can I tell if I'm truly addicted? Dear Reader: The world is not divided neatly into those who are "addicts" and those who are not. More and more, doctors are viewing substance use as a spectrum.
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