UN Anti-Narcotics Panel Warns of Widespread Increase in Use of 'Legal Highs'

Published March 5, 2013

UN anti-narcotics panel warns of widespread increase in use of 'legal highs'

Filed under: drug abuse solutions

He added that the drug problem is “a truly global problem that necessitates a global solution” at an international, national and community level, and stressed the importance of following existing international drug control conventions to prevent drug … Read more on UN News Centre

North Carroll not immune to new trends in drug abuse

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The solutions to these new problems in drug abuse are not simple, Meekins said, and just arresting users will not make them go away. “We are not going to prosecute our way out of an addictions problem,” Meekins said. Meekins said that individuals who … Read more on Carroll County Times

Often A Health Care Laggard, US Shines In Cancer Treatment

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When compared with European countries that spend quite a bit on health care, the U.S. fares worse than average for domestic violence, drug abuse and self-harm. And Greece is the only place in Western Europe with more deaths from road crashes than the … Read more on NPR (blog)