Drug Abuse Prevention: Better Monitoring of Medicine Sales Urged
Drug abuse prevention: Better monitoring of medicine sales urged
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Choden said that drug abuse was one of the reasons governments made sure that addictive medicines were not available without a prescription from a doctor. “The greatest misconception amongst youth regarding drug usage is that it helps alleviate your …
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Three Strikes Law & Drug Addiction: What Does The Science Say?
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Think about this: About two-thirds of all prison inmates meet the criteria for substance abuse or dependence, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and less than 15 percent of those people receive treatment while incarcerated. If …
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Russian youth struggle with drink and drug abuse – 27 Feb 08
It’s estimated around one hundred and twenty thousand Russians die each year from drug and alcohol abuse. Now Dmitry Medvedev – Vladimir Putin’s likely successor – has promised to tackle the problem if he’s elected president on March 2nd. But under Putin, Russia’s substance abuse victims have been largely ignored by an administration more keen on promoting its social achievements. In the third of our series on the State of Russia, Jonah Hull reports from the city of Perm in the Ural Mountains about the problem claiming so many young lives.