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'Epidemic' drug abuse at work
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 4 days ago
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Drug abuse in the workplace has reached "epidemic" proportions, said the SA Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca) on Wednesday. Sanca director Shamin Garda said businesses suffered significant losses in man-hours and productivity owing to...
Tags: drug abuse, Sanca, South Africa, Johannesburg, Methamphetamine, Substance dependence, Social Issues, Substance-related disorders
Two lives behind a curtain
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility O nly in hindsight did it strike anyone as odd: Carrie John never seemed to invite friends and neighbors into her Ridgely's Delight rowhouse. Instead, she would meet friends out, or people would watch from the corner to make sure she got in after a night...
Tags: Carrie John, Clinton McCracken, David Irwin, drug abuse, Julie Della-Maria, told police, mccracken told, Charlotte, Drug addiction, Mental health, Buprenorphine, Drug use, Analgesics, Drug rehabilitation, Opioids, Social Issues
QC gov't intensifies anti-drug drive
Manila :: Philippines | 15 days ago
Credibility Nov. 21 (PNA) –- The Quezon City government has intensified its anti-drug campaign in the city to ensure a healthier community and value-oriented citizenry. Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista said this during Friday’s culmination of the Drug Abuse Prevention...
Tags: Quezon City, Herbert Bautista, drug campaign, Philippines, Manila, Illegal drug trade, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug abuse, Drug use, Drug control law, Law enforcement in the Philippines, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Social Issues, Politics
US Hopes to See More Anti-Drug Efforts in Venezuela
Maracaibo :: Venezuela | 16 days ago
Credibility U.S. anti-drug officials are calling for greater efforts by Venezuela to combat drug traffickers who are using the country to make illegal shipments. While attending a regional anti-drug conference in Miami, Venezuelan leaders say they are working to...
Tags: Venezuelan, U.S, drug traffickers, Colombian, United States, drug abuse, Edylberto Molina, Venezuela, Maracaibo, Cocaine, War on Drugs, Mexican Drug War, Drug control law, Illegal drug trade, Smuggling, Social Issues, Politics
War on drugs taken to schools
Nairobi :: Kenya | 19 days ago
Credibility A drugs agency is pushing for a law that allows rapid tests on students in schools to fight alcohol abuse. Such a law was necessary to establish the number of students abusing drugs as that would provide reason to intervene and save their lives before...
Tags: drugs abuse, Kenya, Nairobi, Alcohol abuse, Drug addiction, Drug test, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Substance-related disorders, Drug control law, Public health, Social Issues
New scary trend in drug abuse
Mombasa :: Kenya | 20 days ago
Credibility Mombasa-based non-governmental organisation in February, says a sample of 120 narcotic users including injectors in Mombasa and Kilindini districts indicated an exceptionally high prevalence of hepatitis C and HIV infections. “Over 70 per cent of them...
Tags: Mombasa, Dr Mugusia, Kilindini, drug abuse, injects drug, flash blood, kilindini districts, Kenya, Drug injection, Drug paraphernalia, Narcotic, Heroin, Opioids, Drug culture, Addiction, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Schwarzenegger visits troops in Iraq
Baghdad :: Iraq | 20 days ago
Credibility Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited troops Monday in Iraq at a military camp outside Baghdad for the first time as California governor, signing autographs and recounting his own experience as an Austrian tank driver. The governor gave a short speech designed...
Tags: Iraq, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr Schwarzenegger, California, schwarzenegger visits, Baghdad, visits troops, Kennedy family, War Conflict, Political career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, American film directors, invasion of Iraq, Counter-insurgency, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Iraq War, Arnold, Governor of California, Schwarzenegger, Health Medical Pharma, Austria, Politics, Torrico, Pedro Nava, Tom Ammiano, Drug abuse, Alberto Torrico, Year of birth missing, Ted Lieu, Social Issues
State invests in drug treatment for youth
Monroe :: LA :: USA | 20 days ago
Credibility It's the highest rate in the nation according to the Pew Center on the States. Despite all the prison cells, only 144 beds in the entire state are dedicated for the treatment of adolescent drug abusers, a leading driver in Louisiana's swollen prison...
Tags: substance abuse, Mike Gomilla, drug treatment, drug abuse, Jerry Jones, Louisiana, Monroe, Robert Kostelka, Illegal drug trade, Probation officer, Substance-related disorders, Jackson Parish Louisiana, Lincoln Parish Louisiana, Social Issues
Hooked: Canada's painkiller problem
Toronto :: Canada | 22 days ago
Credibility Last updated on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 4:51PM EST J aney Nagle wasn't looking for kicks when she began courting a drug habit. The Percocets her doctor prescribed were the only thing that could take away the excruciating pain that lingered a decade after...
Tags: Across Canada, Ontario's College of Physicians, OxyContin, University of Toronto, Ms. Nagle, Mr. Winger, prescriptions drug, prescriptions opioid, methadone clinic, drug abuse, Canada, Toronto, Drug rehabilitation, Drug addiction, Methadone, Oxycodone, Heroin, Opioids, Analgesics, German inventions, Social Issues
Residents show the way to keep city clean, green and free of drug abuse
AMRITSAR, AUGUST 29 While this would not be uncommon in many countries in the West, this certainly does make news in India where not many like to take the initiative to keep their surroundings...
Tags: NGO, clean and green, initiative, drug abuse, unemployment
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