Teens, communities, and scientific experts team up for National Drug Facts Week
NIDA to release interactive Drug IQ Challenge and host online chat for teens seeking drug facts Through community?based events, online activities, and a Web-based chat with scientists, this week-long observance encourages teens to get facts from experts about drugs and drug abuse. It is coordinated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. To … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
SCOTUS Makes It Harder To Punish Drug Dealers For Their Customers' Deaths
In 1986 Congress prescribed a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence for drug distribution when "death or serious bodily injury results from" consumption of the drug. Today the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the penalty applies only when the drug was a necessary or independently sufficient factor in the injury or death. The justices rejected the government's argument that it's enough for the … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Now comics to highlight children's issues
Comic strips on social issues like gender discrimination, superstition, child marriage and drug abuse are being used as a tool to educate children from Maharashtra's backward blocks. A two-day workshop in this regard was recently organized by UNICEF where more than 50 children from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) across the state participated. The workshop trained the children and their … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results