Drug Abuse: UN: Designer Drug Abuse a Growing Global Problem

Published June 27, 2013

UN: Designer drug abuse a growing global problem
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UNDOC report states there are 251 new psychoactive substances available for sale, many of which are legal and untested for safety
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Great efforts needed to check drug abuse: President
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Great efforts are needed to be made to check drug abuse and alcoholism in India, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday.
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Mukherjee calls for generating awareness of deleterious effects of drug abuse
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New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): Emphasizing on the need to make a greater effort to generate awareness of the deleterious effects of drug abuse in a sustained, continuous and result oriented manner, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said efforts should be made to develop a nationwide, community-based system of prevention that connects stakeholders at every level.
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102 Drug Abuse Cases Registered in Nagaland in 2013
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As many as 102 drug abuse cases have been registered and 165 persons arrested in connection with similar incidents in Nagaland during the last five months, said the police.
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