Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death in Line With Heroin Use Trends
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death in line with heroin use trends
Heroin users do not simply 'grow out' of their drug addiction, experts say, with a massive increase in older users occurring in Australia and the US and more people dying of overdose in their 40s and 50s. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Social networking sites used to promote drugs, says official
JEDDAH – Social media is playing a significant role in helping drug dealers introduce narcotics to students, a senior official at the Directorate to Combat Drugs told scholarship students. Abdulilah Al-Sharif, assistant director general for preventive affairs, said the Kingdom was able to seize 57 million amphetamine tablets, 44 tons of hashish and 52 kilograms of heroin recently. The … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Drug abuse on the rise in urban centers
JEDDAH – The head of research and studies at the national anti-drugs committee has said drug usage is on the rise in urban areas, according to Al-Hayat newspaper. Saeed Al-Seraihah said there is an increase of 1.7-1.8 percent in Riyadh, Makkah and the Eastern Province, while the percentage of increase is low in rural areas due to strict social and family monitoring. He pointed out that there are … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results