New party drug may have killed youths at festival
KUALA LUMPUR – A new party drug that is still legal may have caused the death of six youths at the recent Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) concert. Dr Mahmud Mazlan, who runs 10 clinics specialising in drug abuse treatment, said he felt the deaths were not due to drug overdose as widely reported. It was more likely caused by mephedrone, a party drug used recently in the West, which caught on in …
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Group draws support to curb drug abuse
Before asking the White House for $ 625,000, they huddled around the computer and appealed to an even higher authority.
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Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
Three members of Marin County's new Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force know all too well how deadly the seemingly innocent bottles in the medicine chest can be.
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Local leaders unite to curb prescription drug abuse in Cabarrus
Project Lazarus, a public health nonprofit, has teamed with the Cabarrus Health Alliance to evaluate and address the state of prescription drug use, misuse and abuse in Cabarrus County. Dozens of community leaders met earlier this month to learn about …
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Officers in jails with high drug use to face more checks under Labour
Prison officers working in jails where there are high levels of drug abuse would face more intensive physical checks at the beginning and end of their shifts to prevent the smuggling of contraband into prison, the shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan …
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