Drug Abuse

Premarital drug test ‘useless’
The drug addiction test initiated by the Health Ministry for prospective brides and grooms has proved useless as it fails to gauge addiction levels and thus determine marriage eligibility, a top official has said. Mohammed Al-Saeedi, the Health Ministry’s director-general for Combating Chronic and Hereditary Diseases, said the test, made mandatory following reports of widespread drug use among … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Sensitise drug peddlers with ill-effects on users: Court
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Noting that drug addiction has spread like an epidemic, a court here has asked government and other authorities to ponder over the manner for sensitising drug traffickers with the ill-effect and pain of an addict. Noting that there is no provision under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the court has asked jail officials to take convicts of such … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Impulsive people more likely to binge eat, study finds
Impulsive behaviour, which is linked to alcohol and drug addiction, could also lead to food addiction, psychologists say         Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Russia’s Cold Turkey Drug Treatment Fails to Stem HIV
Alexei, rear, and Andrei read books during the first stage of their treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs in Yekaterinburg, Russia. There’s been a 10-fold drop in drug-related deaths since City Without Drugs started, Yevgeny Roizman, the group’s founder, said in a telephone interview. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results