Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse Threatens Punjab’s Population

Published March 19, 2013

Drug abuse threatens Punjab’s population
Filed under: Drug Abuse

The Indian state of Punjab is in the grip of a drug abuse crisis. Surveys indicate that more than half of all rural households are home to at least one drug addict, a problem most severe along the Pakistan border.
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‘ Drug -fueled’ sexual abuse alleged in suit against former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash
Filed under: Drug Abuse

NEW YORK — A man who initially recanted sex abuse allegations against the former puppeteer of the “Sesame Street” character Elmo has sued him, alleging the entertainer lured him into drug -fueled sex when he was 16. “I was taken advantage of by someone a lot older, and manipulated,” Sheldon …
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NC DOJ sponsors student video contest to fight prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina high school students are being given an opportunity to fight prescription drug abuse and overdose…
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